18,15
- Availability:
- 13
- Product Code:
- henry_baco_noir_old
Description
Serve with:
Pair with spicy pasta dishes, hearty red meat dishes, lamb, and game dishes. Serve from 16°C
Storage:
The wine is ready to drink now but will also keep for several years.
Additional Information:
At the end of the 18th century, the great-grandfather acquired the land on which this winery is established, in present-day St. Catharines, Ontario. Fast forward six generations and they are still on the family farm in the Short Hills Bench sub-appellation of the Niagara Peninsula.
They named the Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery after the great-grandfather's son, Henry. They think he had a pretty dry sense of humor and gave himself the nickname 'Henry of Pelham,' after a British Prime Minister. He was an entrepreneur, built an inn and tavern on the property, and operated a toll road. He also bred sheep and cultivated grapes, some of the first planted in Canada. Their shop and tasting room are located where the former inn was and their restaurant is housed in the former Coach House.
In 1984, when the parents decided to replace Henry's concord and Niagara grapes with vinifera grapes from the Old World, the Niagara wine scene was barely established and there were many naysayers, but they had done their homework. Thermal scans showed they had the right conditions, and they increased their chances by delineating the hills and installing drainage. At the time, they were one of the few Niagara wineries making premium wines from their own grapes.
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A delightful, full-bodied red wine from Canada, Niagara. The wine presents aromas of black fruit such as plums, complemented by coffee, wood, and smoky scents. On the palate, the wine is dry with a full body and flavors of cherries. A well-balanced wine with a long and complex finish. This wine is made from 100% baco noir grapes where the vines are at least 40 years old. This wine is labeled VQA, which is equivalent to an AOC in France.
Serve with:
Pair with spicy pasta dishes, hearty red meat dishes, lamb, and game dishes. Serve from 16°C
Storage:
The wine is ready to drink now but will also keep for several years.
Additional Information:
At the end of the 18th century, the great-grandfather acquired the land on which this winery is established, in present-day St. Catharines, Ontario. Fast forward six generations and they are still on the family farm in the Short Hills Bench sub-appellation of the Niagara Peninsula.
They named the Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery after the great-grandfather's son, Henry. They think he had a pretty dry sense of humor and gave himself the nickname 'Henry of Pelham,' after a British Prime Minister. He was an entrepreneur, built an inn and tavern on the property, and operated a toll road. He also bred sheep and cultivated grapes, some of the first planted in Canada. Their shop and tasting room are located where the former inn was and their restaurant is housed in the former Coach House.
In 1984, when the parents decided to replace Henry's concord and Niagara grapes with vinifera grapes from the Old World, the Niagara wine scene was barely established and there were many naysayers, but they had done their homework. Thermal scans showed they had the right conditions, and they increased their chances by delineating the hills and installing drainage. At the time, they were one of the few Niagara wineries making premium wines from their own grapes.
