School starts tomorrow (22-Aug) and I begin my education into an Interior Design Degree @ DCTC. I continue to explore some of the Ontario vinos I have brought with me.
This is part two of a four-part series on some 2009 vintages and one 2008 vintage from a 118yo family-owned winery. Started in 1893 outside Stuttgart Germany, Herr Konzelmann, a restauranteur and expert in food&wine produced his personal supply. Four generations later and half the world away, great-grandson to Friedrich Konzelmann: Herbert, continues to produce exceptional wines on their Niagara Peninsula estate: Konzelmann Estates.
Golden yellow and rich-looking in the glass, a mild floral nose with a faint hint of (of all things!) cabbage, the palate is full yet soft. Gala apple and ripe pear flavors carry through to a surprising buttery lift on a moderate finish.
Quite possibly the nicest semi-dry Ontario Pinot Blanc I’ve tasted in a very long time. LCBO ~$12/btl.
Cheers!
~tvb
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