Domaine Queylus, Grand Reserve Pinot Noir, Niagara Peninsula, 2014

This Pinot is blended from fruit grown in two of the Lake Ontario Shoreside appellations: Lincoln Lakeshore and Creek Shores. Thomas Bachelder consults. The wine is pale in colour but satisfyingly meaty in scent. The fruits are richly defined on the palate, with glowing plum, cherry and raspberry in evidence. Its autumnal ripeness is supported as much by glycerol as tannin. It's a full-flavoured and gastronomic wine. The 2013 vintage was served at the G7 summit held in Quebec in June 2018.