WTN: 2011 Henry of Pelham Baco Noir
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:47 pm
$14.95 on regular list at the LCBO (price has gone up).
Natural-cork closure.
13% alc./vol. Saturated dark garnet-purple colour, with a brilliant, deep-scarlet hue at the meniscus. Pleasant, brackish / V. riparia aromas on the nose, framed by gentle American oak vanillins. Zingy (but not sour) acidity; there is a nice balance here, with a pleasant streak of mild tannin holding it all together. I'm not sure if vine age is starting to do its magic or what, but this is one of the most balanced and structurally integrated examples of this wine that I've had. It's very good. Clean and flavourful on the mid-palate, with a rounded, cleansing acidity leading into the oak-accented finish. Very pleasant, and quite moreish.
It's an elegant Baco from a good red-wine vintage.
Natural-cork closure.
13% alc./vol. Saturated dark garnet-purple colour, with a brilliant, deep-scarlet hue at the meniscus. Pleasant, brackish / V. riparia aromas on the nose, framed by gentle American oak vanillins. Zingy (but not sour) acidity; there is a nice balance here, with a pleasant streak of mild tannin holding it all together. I'm not sure if vine age is starting to do its magic or what, but this is one of the most balanced and structurally integrated examples of this wine that I've had. It's very good. Clean and flavourful on the mid-palate, with a rounded, cleansing acidity leading into the oak-accented finish. Very pleasant, and quite moreish.
It's an elegant Baco from a good red-wine vintage.