CWA 2010: White Wines of the Year

Tawse 2008 Robyn’s Block Chardonnay, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $42

Amid tough competition, this chardonnay powered to the highest score achieved by a table wine in 10 years of the Canadian Wine Awards. Sourced from a 28-year-old, biodynamically farmed vineyard named for Moray Tawse’s daughter, it is a masterpiece of well-integrated pear, toasty almond barrel notes and mineral complexity. It has penetrating acidity and outstanding length.

2.  Tawse 2008 Quarry Road Chardonnay, Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario    $35

3.  Tawse 2008 Wismer Lakeview Riesling, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario    $25

4.  Tawse 2009 Riesling, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario    $20

5.  Hidden Bench 2008 Rosomel Vineyard Nuit Blanche, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario    $45

6.  Lake Breeze 2009 Bench White, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia    $16

7.  Flat Rock Cellars 2009 Nadja’s Vineyard Riesling, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario    $20

 
8.  Henry Of Pelham 2007 Speck Family Reserve Chardonnay, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario    $35

9.  Inniskillin 2009 Winemaker’s Series Barrel Aged Pinot Gris, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario    $20

10.  Thornhaven Estates 2009 Gewürztraminer, Summerland, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia    $18

See more results from the Wine Access 2010 Canadian Wine Awards