Thirty Bench Winemaker's Blend Double Noir 2016 Wine Review

Thirty Bench Winemaker's Blend Double Noir 2016

Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:87/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $22.95

Drink: 2018-2022

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 12.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine

Winery: Thirty Bench

Agent: Andrew Peller Limited

Natalie's Score: 88/100

This is a vibrant blend of 60% Gamay Noir and 40% Pinot Noir grapes to create a medium-bodied, supple, smooth Niagara red wine. Notes of sour cherry and cranberry. This wine is aged in French oak barrels for 10 months. Ripe tannins and lots of acidity for tomato sauce dishes.

Food pairings: vegetarian lasagne, roasted garlic and lemon chicken, pork sausage cassoulet.

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This Thirty Bench Winemaker's Blend Double Noir 2016 was reviewed on March 14, 2019 by Natalie MacLean

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Jane Staples - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 86/100 with the following review:

Bright garnet red with lively cherry, milk chocolate, sweet spice aromas, rather like cherry cough drops. Unbalanced weak palate with strong oak notes from 10 mos.in French oak, which overpowers the cherry and spice notes. Gamay overpowers the PN.
Tasted April 2018

Thirty Bench Double Noir is juicy, dry, medium-plus-bodied red blend of 60% Gamay and 40% Pinot Noir from the Niagara Peninsula wine region in Ontario. Smoky with savoury dried herbs, blue florals and pepper spice on the palate. Pair with a grilled three-pepper steak. - Community Wine Reviews

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Thirty Bench Winemaker's Blend Double Noir 2016 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 88/100

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