ON-469478

Thirty Bench Sparkling Riesling, VQA Niagara Peninsula

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Sparkling White Sparkling White
Ontario, Canada

$40.00 (469478)

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92 pts
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March 01, 2025

Critic Reviews (10)

Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

A gold medal winner at the National Wine Awards of Canda, this traditional method (14 months sur lie) riesling is...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Owning some of the best riesling vineyards in Niagara, it is fitting that Thirty Bench should make a sparkling...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

This latest bottling of traditional method sparkling riesling from specialist Thirty Bench hits it pretty perfectly I...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Watching 10 years of evolution in continuity for riesling as a sparkling scintillant has been nothing less then...

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Megha Jandhyala S.J.D., DipWSET
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Megha Jandhyala S.J.D., DipWSET

This sparkling riesling has a classic flavour profile, with a hint of plastic shower curtain, the scent of apple...

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Brent Muller
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Brent Muller

Present and direct on the nose with generous golden apple notes and light autolytics. On the palate it’s immediately...

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National Wine Awards of Canada
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National Wine Awards of Canada

Medal score at the 2025 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2025.

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Michelle Bouffard
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Michelle Bouffard

refreshing notes of lime, lemon, grapefruit with a slight bitterness. A simple wine, but very well done and in any...

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Janet Dorozynski Dip WSET, Ph.D.
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Janet Dorozynski Dip WSET, Ph.D.

A dry, fruity and refreshing sparkler made from 100 % riesling. The crisp acidity and lively citrus notes make this...

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HJ (Huijeong) Cha
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HJ (Huijeong) Cha

Medium pale straw hue with persistent bubbles. Ripe citrus and white peach lead on the nose, backed by chalky...

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Community Reviews (1)

Neil Phillips
Neil Phillips

Green apple and citrus lime predominating on the nose, with a hint of white grapefruit. Very light bread notes. Almost a "lime Prosecco" nose.

Bone dry with fruit predominating, the lime carries through with Granny Smith apples. A little more rounded on the palate than the nose suggested, slight dough, great mouthfeel and fine mousse. Nice acid and medium+ length.

Tasted February 2017.

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