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Nyarai Cellars 2011 Viognier
The last time Steve Byfield, winemaker and owner of Nyarai, made Viognier he ended up walking away with a gold medal - tied with the best Viognier producer in the province. Now with a new home (DiProfio Wines) and a new lease on life, Nyarai unveils thei ...
Nyarai Cellars 2011 Sauvignon Blanc
Nyarai Cellars is one of Niagara's virtual wineries - which in essence means they have no bricks and mortar winery ... they exist in the ether and on the web; and now at DiProfio Wines. Yup, Nyarai has a new home, for not only making wine, but to have wi ...
Nyarai Cellars 2010 Viognier
When Steve Byfield started his own label a few years ago, everybody thought he was crazy to focus his attention on Sauvignon Blanc as his flagship wine; afterall Riesling and Pinot Noir were the stars of everybody else's pet projects. But after winning a ...
Nyarai Cellars 2010 Sauvignon Blanc
The flagship wine for Nyarai Cellars, the virtual based out of Calamus, continues winemaker Steve Byfield`s streak of well made, food friendly, delicious Sauvignon Blancs. The nose is melon (big on the melon actually) with apple and a hint of floral ... ...
Nyarai Cellars 2010 Cadence
What can you say about a virtual winery that expands and contracts it's portfolio every year depending on the vintage. Nyarai started as a Sauvignon Blanc house, moved into Viognier and along the way has also made two wonderful red blends ... and now her ...
Nyarai Cellars 2009 Sauvignon Blanc
A slight departure from last year’s version, winemaker Steve Byfield says that’s because he had to source the fruit from some different Niagara locations. This one delves deep into the tropical realm and along with the traditional citrus there’s some Cas ...
Nyarai Cellars 2008 Sauvignon Blanc
It’s finally time to blow the lid off of this thing, before it’s too late, or in the immortal words of George Clinton, “blow the roof off the mothersucker.” Back in Newsletter 102 – February 19, 2009 – I told you to watch for a new Sauvignon Blanc coming ...
Nyarai Cellars 2007 Veritas
This is not the first time this virtual winery, Nyarai, has found a wine onto the shelves of Vintages; a few months ago the baby brother of this bottling graced their shelves. Now with 13 months of oaking and blending 33% Cabernet Franc with 27% of Merlo ...
Nyarai Cellars 2007 Chardonnay
A nose of vanilla, apple, peach and pear -the palate is crisp and fresh with lots of fruit and only a kiss of oak. I liked the nice acidity and vanilla bosc pear finish. I was surprised that the wooding was 65% new – but that was probably offset by the ...
Nyarai Cellars 2007 Cabernet-Merlot
Virtual wineries are all the rage these days; winemakers who want to show off their skills but don't have the money to purchase their own estate; let's face it a winery is an expensive proposition, when all you want to do is make wine the growing part sho ...
Norman Hardie 2011 Riesling
Norm has always hedged his bets when it comes to Riesling getting half his fruit from Niagara and taking the other half from the County (this year due to an abnormal harvest 65% came from Niagara) - but he always manages to bring it all together in a love ...
Norman Hardie 2011 Pinot Noir - County Unfiltered
I'll say it from the outset, and I might say it again at the end of this review: this is quite possibly the best County Pinot Noir that Norman Hardie has produced to date. There is so much going on in this bottle that it's hard to get in all into one si ...
Norman Hardie 2011 Pinot Gris
A wine that spent 5-6 months on its full lees, adding to its depth of flavour. A nose of peach and pear leads to a palate with a full mouthfeel including spice, peach, apricot and prickly pear. Not your average everyday Pinot Gris. Price: $25.00 - Rati ...
Norman Hardie 2011 Chardonnay, County New!
Norman’s latest County Pinot Noir (2011) is a huge step up for Norman and is probably his best County yet, so its sibling, the County Chardonnay, has got a lot to live up to. Nice mineral and limestone show up on the nose, which is to be expected as thes ...
Norman Hardie 2010 Riesling
Norm doesn't shy away from the origins of his fruit, in fact he's fiercely proud that he works so well with his growers in Niagara. This Riesling is a 50/50 blend of both regions' offerings - it has a beautifully sweet nose of apple and peach with a touc ...
Norman Hardie 2010 County Pinot Noir
I'll come right out and say it: this just might possibly be Norm Hardie's best County Pinot to date. Hot on the heels of the very good 2009 comes this awesome 2010 ... the heat of the vintage helped give this usually feminine wine a little edge: more dy ...
Norman Hardie 2009 Unfiltered County Pinot Noir
Norman's County version of Pinot is getting better with every vintage, that's because the vines are getting older, the roots are going deeper and the fruit is developing the character of the terroir in which it finds itself. This Pinot has a subtlety of ...
Norman Hardie 2009 Riesling
Norm Hardie has done it again, proving that his previous Riesling efforts were no fluke. For a guy known for making great Pinot Noir and Chardonnay he really shows a deft hand at making lip-smackingly good Riesling. This one has so much complexity I'm n ...
Norman Hardie 2009 County Pinot Noir
The nose of raspberry and cedar gives way to a much more complex and fully enjoyable palate of raspberry, cherry and a touch of the herbal. Good acidity adds another dimension here along with silky, well-integrated tannins. Price: $35.20 - Rating: ****+
Norman Hardie 2009 County Pinot Noir
Norman's County Pinot is always the more feminine of his creations ... this one was wild yeasted and spent 10 months in barrel, of which 10% was new. Juicy raspberry, strawberry and hints of spice lead the charge with a slight bitter, yet appropriately p ...
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