ON-319640

Thirty Bench Steel Post Vineyard Small Lot Riesling 2020, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment

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Riesling Riesling
Ontario, Canada

$29.50 (319640)

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93 pts
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March 30, 2024

Critic Reviews (6)

Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

An Ontario legend in terms of riesling and the one from Emma Garner at Thirty Bench that defies logic with a magical...

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Rhys Pender, MW
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Rhys Pender, MW

A complex, textural Riesling showing honey, wax, lanolin, stone fruit with plenty of intensity. The palate is dry,...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This is simply one of the very best riesling vineyards in Niagara, now going on 40 years on prime Beamsville Bench...

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Megha Jandhyala, S.J.D
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Megha Jandhyala, S.J.D

This is a superb, age-worthy, single vineyard expression of Ontario riesling. It is compelling, complex, and focused,...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Terrifically steely nose, stony and tight, but with underlying orchard fruit, apples, green and yellow, daffodils and...

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National Wine Awards of Canada
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National Wine Awards of Canada

Average final score from judges at the 2022 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2022.

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Community Reviews (4)

David Brodati, DipWSET
David Brodati, DipWSET

I'd love to get this in a blind taste test as it oozes Beamsville Bench Riesling typicity. Nicely aromatic with white flowers, green apple, stone fruit, tangerine, waxy lanolin, honey and petrol from the warm 2020 vintage. And steely minerality in spades. Similar flavours on the palate. The mouthfeel has texture and the finish is very long. The acidity RS balance is spot on landing in the off-dry realm while retaining a juicy vibrancy. Love it! Dec. 2024

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JP Gelinas
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Jason Solanki
Jason Solanki

Lovely, highly aromatic nose of petrol, lemon/lime citrus, and peach notes. It's medium-full bodied on the palate, and quite fat with very good, impressive concentration. The lovely aroma replays are off-dry, and supported by crisp, balanced acidity. Excellent length on the long, satisfying finish. Tasted Apr. 2023. Score: 92+ pts

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Lawrence Young
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