2024 Closson Chase Churchside Chardonnay 🔥 93+pts

This wine is a beast! One of the biggest Churchside Chards I have tasted to date, with a whopping 14.5% alcohol...but don't let this number trick you! There's a masterful level of acidity that keeps everything in check and showcases power and well defined edges, just as you might have come to expect from the Churchside vineyard. Fermented in oak barrels, with 10% new. I'm not surprised that this wine was just recently released and is already almost sold out...this speaks to the rarity of the 2024 Chards from PEC and how outstanding the quality is. 

Aromas of fresh citrus, lemon meringue pie, white flowers, flint and chamomile. The palate is generous and precise at the same time. Flavours include sweet lemon, peach, orange zest, and that crazy classic mineral PEC finish that we already know from the Churchside Chard. Wow! (Carl Boucher, November 8, 2026). 

93+pts Carl’s Wine Club

Winery Notes

Orchard fruit, flowers, spice and stony aromas open into a concentrated palate with nutty nuances and bright acidity. Entirely estate-grown Churchside Chardonnay; barrel fermented with 10% new oak and partial malolactic fermentation. Production: 109 cases.

VQA Prince Edward County, Ontario.

100% Chardonnay. 14.5% ABV

Pairings: tuna tartar, chicken carbonara

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