The other day, my wife and I lunched with Howie and his son, at Glenora Wine Cellars. It was a fine two hours--a pleasure to meet Howie--his son (Peter?) seems a smart, and lucid, young man (so, where did Howie go wrong?).
In addition to the benefit of meeting the Harts, Howie generously provided me with two bottles of his wine--my selection. I chose Riesling and Cabernet Franc. The Riesling is gone now; it made its way into our pleasure center alongside a four cheese pasta dish with spicy yellow tomato sauce. Fabulous pairing.
On its own, the Riesling was quite a star. With faint hints in the nose of that petroleum quality that I love creeping slowly into the wine, and with a mouthful of viscosity, plus undertones of mint and licorice, I'd put this wine next to any commercial Riesling of similar style. It is from Ontario fruit.
There seems rs to offset the acidity, but it was accomplished seamlessly, which makes me wonder if my initial rs guess at 1.5% was anywhere near close. I like it when a wine keeps me guessing...
My only complaint: the alcohol gets slightly in the way of the finish--but a minor issue.
