2015 Vineyard Chardonnay

VQA Prince Edward County

"Another excellent chardonnay from Closson Chase in this very lean 2015 vintage. That's lean in the sense of crop- a severe frost in May reduced yields dramatically in many sites across Ontario and especially in the county, and indeed this is the only CC chardonnay bottling in this vintage. The South Clos vineyard across the road from the home CC Vineyard was totally wiped out. But the wine is anything but lean - the extra concentration that natural crop thinning brought is also in evidence here, offering genuine density and weight, yet still on a county-light 12.5% alcohol frame. This is more than a nod to Chablis at a very high level, premier or even grand cru, given barrel fermentation but just a kiss of barrel flavour. Oyster shell minerality is almost to intense to bear, as well as a touch of lactic-yoghurt character a la Chablisienne. Terrific length, terrific stuff."
-John Szabo, MS (winealign.com)
Tasted June 2017