Henry of Pelham: Not previously reviewed
(Tasted March 2014) ... Tonight I pulled a couple of wines out of the cellar from a couple of cooler vintages. Started off with the Henry of Pelham 2004 Off-Dry Riesling, which proved it still had plenty of life left in it. Nose of peach, apricot and apple seed (with no sign of petrol what-so-ever). Palate was a show of balance between the sweet and the acidity: apricot, peach pit, touch of green apple along with a bit of Mac, there was even some lilac and honey notes that came into play ... What impressed me the most about this wine was that it kept its sweetness but with good acidity to keeping it from being cloying plus it had a long dried apricot linger to the finish. Obviously, 2004 was a great vintage for Riesling. Lost & Found Rating: Treasure
(Re-Tasted March 2014) ... After that enjoyable feast of the senses I decided to move along to another cool vintage, but this time a little more recent, with a bottle of Thirty Bench 2009 Red. In no sense of the imagination would anyone call the 2009 vintage in Ontario a great red vintage, but Thirty Bench managed to coax something special into their Red. Now, some 5 years from vintage and 2 years from my last tasting of the wine I found the nose to be lacking of fruit but still appealing with its anise, oak, vanilla and spice; this continues on the palate, lots of vanilla and spice, but adds a hint of cassis to the background. The wine is smoothing out nicely with silky tannins and sweet oak, but should not be held too much longer as fruit will start to fade even further. Right now it is a real pleasant drinker for BBQ fare.
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