In all honesty this wine should be called a “Marsanne Roussanne Viognier”, but VQA doesn’t recognize the Roussanne grape and thus it can’t appear on the label (what a bunch of bureaucratic nonsense) but this wine is equal parts all three grapes and is a first for Ontario. All are young vines to the historic KEW Vineyard itself (est. 1975) none more than 6 years old; but the winery itself is quite young too (opened end of 2013). There are plenty of tropical notes here both nose and palate along with aromas of kiwi, apricot and pear. On the palate those fruits all show themselves and add anise and baking spice to the finish. It’s really a very confusing wine – but in the best way possible. Price: $18.95 – Rating: ****+