National Wine Awards of Canada

Aggregate final score from judges at the 2015 National Wine Awards of Canada. June 2015.

Rhys Pender, MW

A great combination of fresh juicy berry fruit with some pretty floral aromas - a youthful, bright wine. The palate...

David Lawrason

This pale pinot shows quite lovely, lifted aromas of candied cherry, vanillin, spice and earth, with smoked...

Anthony Gismondi

Meaty, leafy, worsteshire, rhubarb, strawberry, balsamic aromas with some toasty oak. Fresh, suave, dry, easy palate...

John Szabo, MS

An oak-influenced, ripe, reductive, simple and fruity west coast style pinot here. Rubber and red fruit dominate on...

Trevor Sabourin

Lots of sweet red cherry, raspberry jam, red plum, and violet contrast with toasted coconut, vanilla, smoke, leather, and baking spices on the nose. The red fruits come across as fresh and bright, not sweet, on the palate, and manage to balance out the oak influence. Some wet stone minerality comes through as well. Medium body and tannins, with medium high acidity. Quite ripe and appealing overall, though perhaps the oak is a bit too obvious, especially on the nose.

Jim McCullagh

Review is private

Stoneboat Pinot Noir 2012