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2021 Pinot Noir VQA Prince Edward County
NEW RELEASE
The grapes for our 2021 Pinot Noir are from the Narrow Rows and the other blocks of our own vineyard plus some from the Devil’s Wishbone vineyard here in the County. The 2021 growing season was overall on the cool side and in cooler years the pinot noir is more floral, with bright fruit flavours and less tannin than in the hotter years. The grapes were destemmed to whole berries without crushing and fermented in one tonne bins for about two to three weeks. After gently pressing, the wine was then aged in French oak barrels for 13 months. Malolactic fermentation was allowed to occur naturally during aging to impart smoothness. To avoid oxidation, wine from the barrels was moved to a tank by gas pressure with as little disturbance as possible before bottling.
Our noninterventionist approach in the winery has resulted in an elegant and interesting Pinot Noir that reflects the County terroir – aromas and bright flavours of rose, cedar and cherry, soft but plentiful tannins and nicely balanced acidity.
583 cases produced
$40/bottle
2020 Pinot Noir VQA Prince Edward County
The Narrow Rows SOLD OUT
The vines in our vineyard are planted very close together in narrowly spaced rows. This encourages competition between the roots and sends them down deeper into the fractured limestone soil, helping to produce more concentrated and complex flavours in the grapes. To maximize this effect in this Pinot Noir, we chose grapes from the narrowest rows (4.5 ft apart) and oldest vines of our vineyard (planted in 2005). Whole grapes were fermented and, after gently pressing, the wine was aged in French oak barrels for about 15 months. Malolactic fermentation was allowed to occur naturally during aging. Gas pressure was used to rack the wine from barrels to a tank with as little disturbance as possible before bottling. The wine was bottled without filtration.
The 2020 growing season was quite warm, giving ripe red fruit flavours and more tannin in the wine than in cooler years. In spite of being a warm vintage there is still plenty of acidity to provide tension and clarity to the red currant, dark cherry and cedar flavours of the wine. This is an elegant, complex, mineral wine and we expect it to age well over the next 5 to 10 years or even longer.
WineAlign Reviews
Michael Godel~"Warmest of vintages and yet as only pinot noir (especially from PEC) is wont and capable of doing there is no dramatic rise in alcohol. Conversions will be conversions and they are almost always magical as it pertains to the County. The specificity of the Narrow Rows elicits a varietal human response like few, if no others out of the County, and that means love. The wave of fruit effortlessly tumbling into sweet acidity and structure fitting like a glove makes all parts happy, singing and generous. They do their work with chivalry, philanthropy and love. The vintage is a conundrum for PEC reds but the Narrow Rows and subsequent actions will be judged as right in the future, in part because of the block and in part because the Stanners team abides by what this pinot noir needs to be. A top pinot for 2020 Prince Edward County. Drink 2024-2029."
94 pts
John Szabo~ "The Narrow Rows pinot from Stanners shows the customary edge of density and intensity over the (also excellent) estate 2020, and also a bit more extraction and tannic drag, as though encouraged to be a more 'important' wine. It bears the same fine purity of fruit, lovely black raspberry and strawberry, red currant, pomegranate and black cherry, with a touch more evergreen-oak influence (15 months in barrel) though still well integrated. Whether it's the density of the planting (4.5 feet apart compared to 6 feet for other pinot blocks), or the older vines (planted in 2005), this continues to be the more structured of the Stanners' pinots, though for the first time I'd put the estate and this Narrow Rows on the same level of pleasure, both excellent, though I'd cellar this one longer, until 2028 or so versus the more immediate pleasure of the estate."
94 pts
David Lawrason~"This shows deeper colour than many County pinots, and presents more flavour richness as well. It is shockingly good, with generous blueberry, plummy fruit not often found in the pinot spectrum. There is also fine oak toast, spice and mossy dampness. It is medium weight, quite concentrated yet lively with juicy acidity. Fairly tannic and dusty still, so I would age it. Excellent to outstanding length."
94 pts
125 cases produced
$50/bottle
SOLD OUT
2020 Cabernet Franc VQA Prince Edward County
SOLD OUT
The grapes for this Cabernet Franc came from a single block in the Devil’s Wishbone vineyard here in Prince Edward County. The 2020 growing season was warm giving grapes with strong rich, ripe flavours but with no loss of acidity, the latter accentuating the appeal of the fruit. After hand harvesting, the grapes were destemmed with no crushing and fermented as whole berries for 27 days to help extract fruit flavours while avoiding the extraction of too much tannin. The wine was not filtered or fined and was aged for 19 months in older French oak barrels. The result is a beautifully balanced elegant wine with good minerality and bright raspberry flavours that will age to perfection over many years. Our recommendation is to drink now through to 2035.
WineAlign Reviews
Michael Godel~"Won’t find a warmer vintage from which to push ripeness and also alcohol for cabernet franc so don’t come around here looking for magical conversion rates leading to 10.8 or 11.3 percent alcohol. No, see 14 and taste 14, of a varietal County result that’s well, kinda like the rest of the world. That will sit well with newbies and sycophants but it’s something other, new as well and quite frankly a wine needing to be adjusted to. Not that it should not be and in fact what a delicious and full-throttle cabernet franc we are tasting here from Colin Stanners, It’s just so. . .voluptuous and even sultry, perhaps even obsequious to other francs made in places like the Right Bank of Bordeaux or California. I believe the drift is being explained and so kudos to Stanners for capturing the season and bottling the possibilities. Now let’s see if it is a one off or the future. Drink 2023-2026. Tasted March 2023."
92 pts
John Szabo~ "Here's a big, ripe, intensely flavoured cabernet franc from Stanners in the warm and generous 2020 County vintage. . . . it's neither burly nor over-wrought despite an uncommon 14% alcohol, with tannins that are firm and grippy to be sure, but also ripe and velvety. Flavours have shifted out of the green pepper spectrum and into fresh black raspberry and black cherry, with superb chalky, limestone minerality, a fine challenger to any top, ripe vintage Loire cabernet to be sure. Excellent length. A top notch example. Tasted March 2023."
93 pts
David Lawrason~"What a lovely, elegant yet juicy cabernet franc—as it should be, with all kinds of County finesse, charm yet serious structure. The nose blooms with raspberry, violet, fine oak spice and cedar. It is light to mid-weight with firm but balanced acidity, modest alcohol and gritty by the fine tannin. The length is excellent to outstanding. A real beauty. Tasted March 2023."
93 pts
84 cases produced
$40/bottle
SOLD OUT
2019 Chardonnay VQA Prince Edward County
NEW RELEASE
The grapes for our 2019 Chardonnay are from our estate vineyard and one other County vineyard. The growing season was relatively cool, giving grapes with bright vivid flavours and crisp acidity. The grapes were hand harvested, destemmed and given 2 days of skin contact before pressing to help increase complexity and mouthfeel. The wine was fermented in French oak barrels and then aged in barrel for 32 months.
The result was striking, with perfectly matched strong fruit and acid proceeding together during tasting until joining the nicely balanced tannic and bitter elements of the finish all holding together for a long-lasting memorable finish. Lovely aromas and flavours of ripe apple, vanilla and lime are enhanced by balanced acidity. Excellent with rich seafood, savoury chicken with spice, and butternut squash.
340 cases produced
$39 per bottle
2018 Chardonnay VQA Prince Edward County
The grapes for our 2018 Chardonnay are from our estate vineyard and two other County vineyards. The growing season was relatively warm, giving grapes with ripe, full flavours but still with crisp acidity. The wine was 42% fermented and aged for 12 months in French oak and 58% fermented and aged in stainless steel. This wine begins with beautiful rich fruit flavours followed by nicely balanced acidity and a slowly developing tannin-like finish. The overall impression is unique and memorable.
550 cases produced
$39 per bottle
2021 Pinot Gris cuivré
VQA Prince Edward County
SOLD OUT
This wine has a beautiful copper colour (“cuivré”) due to the colour of the grape skins which are left in contact with the juice for 72 hours prior to pressing and starting fermentation. The technique results in a wine with added complexity and a touch of tannins. It’s a wine style that dates back hundreds of years, but is now not very common. However, this is our favourite way of making Pinot Gris!
This 2021 version was made using grapes from our estate vineyard, the Devil’s Wishbone vineyard and Lighthall’s South Bay vineyard, all in Prince Edward County. It has very appealing aromas and flavours of apricot and mandarin orange along with a balanced acidity leading to a satisfying lightly tannic finish.
Comment by Montreal Gazette wine critic Bill Zacharkiw regarding the somewhat similar 2016 Pinot Gris cuivré: “My vote for one of the most interesting, and tastiest, wines made in Canada. Yes, it's orange coloured. Yes, it is much less aromatic than most pinot gris, but this just drinks with such ease, with each sip bringing a slightly different texture and flavour profile. With a steak tartare, it rocks. With seafood as well. On it's own? It's beer for the people, like me, who don't drink beer. Serve at 12-15C and enjoy.” Feb 2018
288 cases produced
$32 per bottle
2017 Riesling VQA Ontario
The grapes for our 2017 Riesling are from a vineyard in the Lincoln Lakeshore sub-appellation of the Niagara Peninsula (90%) and from a vineyard in Prince Edward County (10%). A cold and wet spring and early summer was fortunately followed by a hot and dry fall resulting in grapes with nicely ripened flavours while maintaining a bright acidity. The grapes were destemmed and the juice was allowed to sit with the skins for 6 days before pressing. The juice was then fermented to dryness in stainless steel. Malolactic fermentation was allowed to occur naturally, helping to bring the acidity into balance and imparting an appealing smoothness. The wine was given extended lees contact, adding some creaminess and texture. This is a dry Riesling with aromas and flavours of apple and citrus. Its nicely balanced acidity makes it versatile for pairing with food, such as delicate seafood dishes, pasta with goat’s cheese, or spicy sushi rolls.
390 cases produced
$26/bottle
