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Huff Estates 2011 Riesling Reserve

★★★★

A very interesting Riesling and one that seems to be following a new trend to ferment Riesling dry (instead of leaving a touch of sweetness behind). The fruit for this wine comes from the Fox Vineyard in Niagara. The nose is grapefruit and pear - that m ...

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Huff Estates 2011 Pinot Gris

★★★★

I love it when the label matches the wine in the bottle. So many are trying to catch the "Grigio"-trend that they put the name on the bottle no matter what's in the bottle. Huff has bucked the trend and put both Gris on the label and in the bottle. Nos ...

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Huff Estates 2010 Rosé

★★★½

Over the years nobody has impressed me more with rosé than Mr. Frederic Picard of Huff. The first time I tried his pink wine I was sure it was a red and white blend that contained Sauvignon Blanc; but he assured me it was all red grapes. This year's ver ...

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Huff Estates 2010 Medium Dry Riesling

★★★½

I would think that Prince Edward County would be a better place to grow the temperamental Riesling variety than Niagara in 2010 - which was a very hot vintage - but it seems Huff brought in Riesling from there anyway. There's a nice sweetness of peach an ...

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Huff Estates 2010 Cuvee Janine Sparkling Rosé

★★★★

I was thinking ‘what a dark bottle to be putting rosé into’ when I realized the colour of the wine was actually quite deep for a rosé – in fact it has more colour than some Pinot Noirs I’ve had. This bubbly is made with 100% Pinot Noir aged 2 years on le ...

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Huff Estates 2009 Medium-Dry Riesling

★★★★

It's nice to see that the County isn't just stuck on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay - I mention this because many people believe that to be true. The County did such a good marketing job that they kinda painted themselves into a bit of a corner with people wh ...

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Huff Estates 2008 South Bay Rosé

★★★★★

Frederic Picard has done it again. Three years ago, he introduced this primarily Cabernet Franc Rosé and I was positive it had some Sauvignon Blanc in the mix because it was ripe with grapefruit smells. Last year he pulled the same trick, but somehow it ...

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Huff Estates 2008 South Bay Chardonnay

★★★★½

How do you follow up the honour of being named White Wine of the year at two competitions (Ontario Wine Awards and Artevino)? By producing an equally impressive Chardonnay from a better Chardonnay year. Frederic Picard’s 2007 South Bay Chardonnay picked ...

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Huff Estates 2008 Riesling Off-Dry

★★★★½

While the County is known for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay they tip their collective hats to Niagara when it comes to Riesling with the ultimate complement … using Niagara fruit to make their Rieslings. The grapes for this wine were sourced from both Niagar ...

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Huff Estates 2008 Pinot Gris

★★★★½

I could wax poetic about this wine, it’s just that good, but instead I’ll get right to the facts as I see ‘em. The nose is peachy with beautiful apple aromas green pear and a touch of floral. On the palate, it’s an apple/peach one-two combination with l ...

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Huff Estates 2008 Merlot

★★★½

04/13/2010 - Weekly Wine Note and Podcast … For full review copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereview.com/wine-notes/606-huff-estates-2008-merlot-audio-only ... when cutting and pasting into your browser be sure to r ...

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Huff Estates 2008 Cuvee Peter F. Huff

★★★★

The County is slowly turning into the Ontario go-to region for making good, consistent sparkling. This is the follow-up bubbly to the wonderful 2006 and it shows that Frederic's (Picard, winemaker) previous efforts were no fluke. Even out of the crappy- ...

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Huff Estates 2007 South Bay Chardonnay

★★★★

01/12/2010 - Weekly Wine Note and Podcast … For full review copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereview.com/wine-notes/560-huff-estates-2007-south-bay-chardonnay ... when cutting and pasting into your browser be sure t ...

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Huff Estates 2007 Rosé

Last year, Huff, and winemaker Frederic Picard, wowed me with this wine with its Sauvignon Blanc-like notes on both the nose and palate. Back then I was surprised to find out it was of Cabernet Franc and Sauv composition (authentic rosé) and not of a whi ...

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Huff Estates 2007 Riesling Off-Dry

For something with such simplicity in its aromatics you don’t expect a lot from the mouth, but this Huff off-dry really brings it’s a-game to the palate. The apple and peach nose leads to a very peachy and pleasant palate with a touch of sweetness (1) an ...

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Huff Estates 2007 First Frost

This is an odd little wine, more in the way it’s made than the way it tastes. Two-thirds of the Vidal grapes from this vineyard are harvested at the regular time and made into a bone-dry white wine; then in January the remaining third of the grapes are p ...

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Huff Estates 2007 Cabernet-Merlot

★★★★½

The County isn’t really known for its Bordeaux style blends (those using the Cabernets and Merlots); when you think of Prince Edward County you probably think along the lines of Burgundian wines (Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs). But in 2007, everything in O ...

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Huff Estates 2006 Wismer Vineyard Riesling Reserve

11/20/2007 ... Weekly Wine Note and Podcast … For full review copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com/2007/11/huff-estates-2006-wismer-vineyard.html

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