I’m not alone in my appreciation of this singular Canadian wine; numerous top name restaurants snap up this fresh, aromatic white from Hester Creek to pair with their fragrant dishes. Broken stone and light citrus and pear subtly open this Golden Mile Bench 2013 Trebbiano. Just off-dry, mandarin orange, young guava, honeysuckle, pink grapefruit and lemon peel flow throughout this medium-bodied, fresh wine, finishing with lingering spice. Old vines, planted in 1972, lend concentration without blousiness and 9.5 g/l residual sugar gives a plumpness to the typically-thin grape variety. This wine is a rare gem—Canada’s only commercial Trebbiano planting, imported from Italy more than 40 years ago. My preferred pick of the Hester Creek portfolio, pour with fragrant Indian or Thai curries or goat cheese.
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