11% alc. Clear, pale watery-green; some pétillance. Pineapple and petroleum on the nose framed by aromas of pine. With swirling, the pine/petroleum interplay really dominates - exactly the reason I took to the wine at the tasting room and bought some. Crisp and invigorating with balanced acidity and a slightly off-dry texture. Minerally on the mid-palate with precise flavour replays - plus a very nice zesty tangerine note - and a rounded finish.
It's good Niagara Riesling but I would have preferred it with a more intense structure - bone-dry, more steely acidity with maybe a notch more alcohol. Also, I got a faint hint of TCA in this particular bottle - the cork was one of those nasty composite types (cork bits pressed and glued together). In the absence of a solid, high-quality natural cork, a screwcap would have been a far better closure.