here<\/a>).\u00a0Now there are 165 wineries in the province, with 17000 acres of vines (9000 hectares), of which the majority are in the Niagara region.<\/p>\nThe two varieties featured here are Riesling (18% of production), and Chardonnay (14% of production). Both do very well here, and these wines impressed.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00e2teau des Charmes Old Vines Riesling 2014 Niagara on The Lake, Canada
\n<\/strong>There\u2019s some richness here with honey, ripe apple and pears, alongside some stony mineral citrus fruit. There\u2019s a long, lemony finish to the pretty fruit. Fruity and generous, showing a touch of sweetness but also finishing quite dry. 91\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nThirty Bench Small Lot Steel Post Riesling 2014 Beamsville Bench, Niagara, Canada
\n<\/strong>Very intense and limey with real density and high acidity. Quite powerful with a grapefruit pith bitterness and just a hint of petrol character. Dry with high acidity, this is a really distinctive Riesling. 90\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nCharles Baker Riesling 2013 Niagara Peninsula, Niagara, Canada
\n<\/strong>From the Picone vineyard. Very fruity and supple with open lemony fruit and a hint of marmalade tang. Citrussy and fine with nice depth to the fruit. Some honeyed richness and just a hint of nuttiness. Lovely balance here. 91\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nTawse Winery Quarry Road Riesling 2015 Vinemount Ridge, Niagara, Canada
\n<\/strong>Intense and powerful with lovely texture to the lively citrus fruits and a subtle stony, nutty edge. Lovely acidity here keeps things together with a lovely lemon and grapefruit character. Nice intensity. 92\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nFlat Rock Cellars Nadjas Vineyard Riesling 2015 Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara, Canada
\n<\/strong>Lovely generous fruit here. There\u2019s a bit of sweetness here with nice balance and lovely limey purity. There\u2019s a delicious lemony zing hemming in the generous, sweet fruit. A lovely wine. 93\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nNorman Hardie Winery County Chardonnay 2013 Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
\n<\/strong>There\u2019s a bit of bread and toast on the nose, but the core to this wine is lovely citrus fruit with really fine acidity. The acidity is just so beautifully integrated into the lemon and grapefruit characters. So fine. 94\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nRosehall Run JCR Chardonnay 2014 Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
\n<\/strong>Herbs, ripe apples and lemons here with a lovely acid core. Tangy with some subtle herby characters as well as a bit of pithy character. Lovely weight and focus to this wine, which finishes with nuts and lemons. 92\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nTrius Winery Showcase Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2014 Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara, Canada
\n<\/strong>Stony and lemony with nice precision. There\u2019s a lovely citrus and white peach character here. Delicate and fine with nice weight and balance. 92\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nFlat Rock Cellars Rusty Shed Chardonnay 2013 Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara, Canada
\n<\/strong>A rich style with lovely toast and spice notes as well as rich pear and peach fruit. There\u2019s an appealing spicy citrus character that adds a foil to the rich, sweet, broad fruit. Very stylish. 93\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nDomaine Queylus Tradition Chardonnay 2013 Niagara Peninsula, Niagara, Canada
\n<\/strong>Very fine and linear with lemon and pear fruit. Taut and compact with lovely lemony focus and great concentration. Real finesse here with lovely fruit character. 92\/100
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nHidden Bench Estate Winery Estate Chardonnay 2014 Beamsville Bench, Niagara, Canada
\n<\/strong>Fresh and precise with nice lemony fruit. Some pears, nuts and anise, with very well integrated oak. Stylish and lemony with lovely purity. There\u2019s a lovely focus to this wine. 93\/100
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