2017 Icellars Chardonnay 🔥 93pts

Alright…the 2017 Chardonnay. A definite contrast with the 2018: much brighter acide, have aged much better. This wine is an absolute tank. Nine years in, and it is still going very strong. 

The acidity is still up there, the definition is still really precise, and the evolution is just… clean. Pure. You’re getting a bit of richness now, but it still carries that beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake expression, and for sure the Icecellars Chardonnay house style.

On the nose, you’ve got lemon curd, white flowers, yellow apple, peach, pear, toasted barrels… really classic, but with a nice depth to it.

Then the palate… bright but powerfull right from the start. Lime, peach, pear…, vanilla and then it starts to open up into more of that almond cookie, lemon pie character through the mid-palate.

The finish is where it really tightens up again… flinty, mineral, with that little burst of baking spice right at the end.

It saw 18 months in oak, and you feel it throughout, but it’s integrated, it’s supporting the wine, not overpowering it.

Honestly… this is one of my favourite Chardonnays from that vintage. And a great example of just how well these wines can age. Absoluteky worth every single penny. (Carl Boucher, March 26, 2026).

350 cases produced.

93 points, Carl's Wine Club | 91 points WineAlign | 92 points Daniel O'Keefe

ON Niagara Peninsula VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake

100% Chardonnay

Dry Wine | RS: 3.0 g/L | 13.2% ABV | Drink from 2026 to 2030

Pairings: brown butter seared scallops, grilled pork chops