Thirty Bench, Small Lot Wood Post Riesling, Beamsville Bench

Another very nice riesling from Hidden Bench from the very tricky 2021 vintage. They obviously worked hard to create these 2021 rieslings. This wine follows the other two single vineyard rieslings, in that they tend to be around 10-11% alcohol, high acidity, minerality, and an overall just slightly dry to slightly off dry finish. This wine also has a slightly oily texture to wine - in a good way, and perhaps partly a reflection of the old vines - and …

Green apple and lime, a bit of minerality. Some sweetness but perfectly balanced by the acidity. Lots of energy but a bit one dimensional in terms of flavour profile right now

Elegant, and while medium-high to highly aromatic, the nose seems a bit shy, offering lemon/lime citrus, floral, and white peach aromas with a twist of honey and touches of petrol, with impressive depth. The off-dry, medium-full bodied palate is impressively weighted with excellent concentration and density, along with lovely, well-balanced aroma replays of floral, petrol, and citrus flavours. The finish tapers to dry with mineral, lime citrus, floral, and honeyed notes, with excellent length.

Some age starting to show, nice petrol notes. Good acidity, nice elegant Riesling.

crisp, refreshing, citrusy, minerality and acidity