Creekside Estate Winery
Creekside The Trad Reserve Queenston Road Vineyard Sparkling 2011
$28.95
$36.19
The Trad '11 has a classic toast and yeast aromatic waft and so it goes that everything that follows is embraced with curiosity and an open mind. Ginger, citrus, bronze and the sweet scents of the inside of a candy machine, its candy long gone. Creekside's winemaker Rob Power will never be accused of dialing this sparkler in. Tasting trials help determine the necessary, final blend. The single, Queenston Road Vineyard puts 56 per cent Pinot Noir and (44) Chardonnay, aged 2 years in bottle, together for a highly effective, expansive but not explosive fizz ... Clean, precise, fizz of the day. Score - 91. (Michael Godel, winealign.com, Oct. 7, 2014)