Hidden Bench, Pinot Noir, Beamsville Bench

Had this for Christmas dinner paired with a pork roast. This came in our club option we purchased Full bodied which surprised us pleasantly Decanted and open up for a 18 year old wine it ages amazing

2007 vintage

Quite light and felt like quite a short finish, but also had this end of the night and also some bigger wines. Will need to try again to assess.

2019 vintage

Beautifully articulated nose - leather, minerality, candied red berries. Reminds me of Les Tailliepieds in Volnay. Until you get to the palate! Fairly tannic but softened and well integrated. The mouthfeel is very nice perhaps the finish is slightly drying.

2011 vintage

Bright and acidic. Raspberry and unripe strawberries. Light to medium.

2019 vintage

Light red color, muted nose with barely any legs. On the palate, medium light body, cranberries, sour cherries, and hints of strawberry with very soft tannis but lively acidity. Medium finish.

2019 vintage

I was in Quebec a few months ago and picked up a few Canadian Pinots. This one is pale ruby in the glass with a watery sheen showing off its relatively low 13% ABV. The nose has medium intensity aromas of strawberry, red cherry, cinnamon, earthy bramble, pomegranate and a hint of cedar. The palate is crisp and tart. Fine grained tannins lead the way to a sour cherry mid palate where I am enjoying a melange of red fruit. …

2019 vintage

Punchy, young Pinot Noir from the miracle 2017 vintage. Clear pale ruby in the glass. Aromatic and oak dominant. Char and smoke with a core of bright red cherry and raspberry. Very lively on the palate with racy acidity and hot alcohol. Flavours of sweet cranberry, red cherry and chocolate. Medium length. Too young. Drink 2023-2027

2017 vintage

Enjoyed again; this is nice ON pinot...

2019 vintage

Light to medium weight showing cherry and cranberry aromas and flavours. Definite mineral and herbal aspects as well. A slight tart and bitter aspect shows first. Tasty but fairly simple pinot with some complexity. Would maybe want some more sweet ripe berry fruit on the palate , but still be dry.

2019 vintage

Light cherry and cranberry, a touch of spice and some salami notes. This is light and tart and goes down very easily. Nice.

2019 vintage

Love the cool climate nose here - it pops with red fruit aromas like cranberries, with dried herbs & twiggy notes. You can tell it was whole bunch fermented here. The attack follows suit - lively cranberry & cherry on the palate. It must be the limestone here that provides so much freshness! Low tannin and high acidity - the finish is medium. Very youthful right now, give it a year or two in bottle. Blind tasting softball here - …

2019 vintage

Classic, Burgundian Pinot Noir but a bit expensive for the quality. Clear, pale ruby in the glass. Nose shows notes of red cherry, strawberry, raspberry, earth, car leather and crushed limestone. The palate shows a wine with a light body, soft tannins and fresh, persistent acidity. Flavours of raspberry(!), tart cranberry and funk. Long, red fruit finish.

2019 vintage

Not sure what to make of this. Still has a lot of backbone but it seems like the tannins might outlive the fruit. Still remarkably young for being 13 years old. Seemed to improve after I had some food and the wine had time top open up in the glass. Will try decanting my next bottle in a few years.

2007 vintage

Bu en succ. Simple et digeste, pas très ample et long mais bien fait et sans défaut...pour proche 40$, plusieurs Givry et villlage en donne autant ou plus pour mes goûts.

2017 vintage

Pas mal. Un peu juste en acidité, peu de longueur, aromatique sympathique mais simple. Il y a eu de meilleurs millésimes...

2017 vintage

Bright red with a lovely fresh cherry nose. Light bodied, with delicious cherry fruit and nice acidity. Short finish. A nice wine.

2014 vintage

Astringent + fruity + leathery, not a girly girl Pinot !!! I will wait a little while to drink the 2 others in my cellar, note that it is not an estate but a locust lane which I could not find listed in Cellar tracker?....

2014 vintage

The nose is a bit shy at the moment with incense, spice, raspberry, cherry, and beetroot aromas. It's medium-bodied on the structured palate with crunchy fruit and lovely aroma replays on the flavour profile. Touch bitter on the mid-palate, giving way to juicy acids, fine tannins, and a long finish.

2017 vintage

Smoky, flinty, black cherry, beetroot, cola nut, and leather nose. Dry, fresh and assertive palate; chewy, medium-bodied finish. 3/5

2014 vintage

91 last time I had this. 91 again. Delicious with spiced pork tenderloin.

2011 vintage

30 minute decant. Nose carries big berry jam notes, raspberry and blackberry predominantly. I can almost taste the jam, the nose is so powerful. Cedar and a touch of salinity in the background, and the vanilla and oak linger close by. The palate is quite a bit more gamey than the nose let's on. The saline quality is carried through, but the major players are the berries in balance with hints of game, spice and leather. The '11 is packing …

2011 vintage

Good acidity, otherwise rather ripe and jammy on the finish. Was opened 48 hours before serving, too much time methinks.

2007 vintage

5/5 beautiful color, clear 12/15 nose opens more as it sits and warns. Starts in a French style but finishes more Russian River. 13/20. RR spice on the final finish. 8/10 PN 2011 in 2016. 2hour open

2011 vintage

This is a world class "new world" Pinot Noir. It compares well with NZ and Hamilton Russel from SA. I've tasted other year's alongside Burgundy and the 60 people in the room all placed this as powerful new world. All were impressed.

2011 vintage

Really good bottle of Niagara Beamsville Bench Pinot. Six years on from the vintage date, and this is still quite youthful. The tannins are starting to integrate nicely, with the raspberry, blueberry flavours coming to the fore. Lush, expansive mid-palate, and a pretty long finish. Could easily evolve positively for a few more years. Especially impressive, given that this is Hidden Bench's Estate bottling.

2007 vintage

Nice subtle Ontario Pinot. Smooth, nice pinot flavour with a bit of minerality. Drinking well right now

2007 vintage

This is maturing nicely, the fruit on the nose still comes and goes ,the tammins are still big and still mask the flavour. Lots of aeration brings it forward and was showing well after open 2 days. This will continue to improve with patience, don't drink it all yet.

2007 vintage

ruby coloured, tight and almost sourish on opening, after time the wine became quite expressive with dry red cherry flavour and reasonable depth

2007 vintage

I can only approximate. This is still very closed , dense and tannic. Only shows any fruit long after opening. This is not ready for drinking any time soon

2007 vintage

hopefully just bad luck on my part, 2 of 3 different bottles I purchased from this vintage had cork seepage issues, destroying the wine.

2007 vintage

Fairly deep garnet/purple colour. Strawberry, beet root and cherry aromatics, with a bit of toasty oak. The medium to full bodied palette is dominated right now by primary grape and cherry flavours that are wrapped in firm tannins and oak, providing an almost roasted espresso bean quality to the finish. This wine tastes like it needs a year or two for the tannins to recede and for the fruit and other characteristics to emerge. May merit a higher score later.

2007 vintage

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