2022 Cuvée L Pinot Noir

Hear Norm's take

Only our sixth Cuvée L Pinot Noir in 20 years…our style has evolved over time as our County vines aged. The early editions of Cuvée L were bigger, bolder and riper, mainly because they were made with a higher proportion of Niagara fruit while the County vines were still young. As our vines have matured we have moved to a higher proportion (70%) of County Pinot than Niagara Pinot (30%).

The wines now are tighter, more austere and truer to the variety. I’d best describe this wine as “An iron fist in a velvet glove.” If I was to pick a village in Burgundy which emulates this wine, I would say a wonderful restrained Vosne-Romanée would fit the bill.

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