2020 Dobbin “White Cap” Estate Riesling 🔥 94pts

This tiny two-barrel production of Estate fruits from Dobbin’s Twenty Mile Bench vineyard delivers a very exciting and promising result. The 2020 vintage allowed the phenolic ripeness to hit maximum potential and the result is extraordinary. Rich, complex, soft, structural and cerebral, this Riesling has the potential to age gracefully for at least another decade. The nose is bright and crisp with dominant aromas of Key lime, orange blossom, jasmine, yellow “golden” apple, apricot but also a hint of ginger and wet stone.

There are two noticeable highlights with this wine: one is the superb complexity, which is very surprising for such a young vineyard. Second is the length. I swear, the flavours stick to your palate and the tip of your tongue for at least 30+ seconds with such great pulse and energy. Speaking of flavours, you can expect a wave of orchard fruits on the opening led by peach, pear and apricot, followed by a line of citrus on the mid palate, which lifts up the entire profile of the wine beautifully.

The finish delivers ginger, white pepper, salty caramel and stony minerality. I’m super excited to follow the progression of this wine over time. (Carl Boucher, September 18, 2024).

94pts Carl’s Wine Club 

ON, Niagara Peninsula, VQA Twenty Mile Bench
100% Riesling

Food pairing: fish stew, Thai coconut curry

Dry Wine | RS: 9.5g/L | 13.5% ABV | Drink from 2024 to 2032