Michael Godel

The 2016 is less a matter of chardonnay spirit and more falling along rich, buttery and vanilla-caramel lines. Might...

Sara d'Amato

Rich and very creamy as if the malolactic fermentation was pushed a little too hard for optimum balance. The palate...

David Lawrason

Rusty Shed is a block and barrel selection offering considerable richness, smoothness and flavour intensity. All...

John Szabo, MS

Very ripe and soft, and fleshy, with a vaguely sweet impression. Loads of creamy oak. Perhaps this will tighten up in...

David Brodati, DipWSET

The warm 2016 vintage is parlayed into a texturally rich Chard with medium plus body and a leesy creaminess. 13.5% ABV. Yellow apple and pear, minerality, spice and toasty oak. I'd like to see the oak integrate a bit more and this will come with time. Acidity could be a touch higher, but length is excellent. Falls short of the wondrous 2013 vintage, but then 2013 produced some of the finest Chards Ontario has ever produced. Dec. 2018.

Flat Rock Cellars The Rusty Shed Chardonnay 2016