Richibucto River Wine Estate Petite Pearl

To me, this is an utter revelation. It's the best wine I've tasted from Richibucto River and the best wine I've tasted from New Brunswick -- and by a wide margin, as the others were in the 85-87 range. More than that, it's really good wine regardless, made from the hybrid Petite Pearl varietal from Minnesota. There's dark cherry and berries, but this is all about earthy savouriness, with notes of leather, mushroom, baking spice, vanilla, mocha, and beetroot, all …