2023 Bachelder Wismer Parke Pinot Noir🔥94+pts

One of the most classic Niagara Pinot Noirs with everything you can expect from this great varietal. Expressive on the nose with aromas of crushed raspberry, red cherry, pomegranite, violet, and a slight hint of damp earth. The palate is soft but the tannins are present - yet not overpowering. The weight is absolutely perfect and the complexity is off the charts. The flavours are a great mix of red and dark fruits like wild raspberry, a hint of blackberry, red cherry, and the acidity of a rhubarb. The finish offers saltiness and an iron sensation that is unique to this particular vineyard. Oak spice also develops on the finish and increases the level of complexity. (Carl Boucher, Nov 5, 2025). 

94+pts Carl's Wine Club | 95pts Christopher Watters | 93pts Rick VanSickle

A word from Thomas: Wismer-Parke is one of the most original crus on the Vineland Bench. It is adjacent to Wismer-Parke’s ‘Wild West End,’ and facing the Hanck vineyard! Perhaps the finest Wiz-Parke we have yet dreamed into existence! A subtle, savoury, salty seaside feel with strawberries and other mixed red berries. The uniqueness of the dark, brooding, slightly herbal mouthfeel is palpable, with minty raspberries mingling in a supple saline, mineral, slatey finish. There is some slight bitterness on the finish, as well. The spice of the wood feeds into the deep umami woodsy complexity. Intense blueberries and raspberries. Perhaps the reduction from the soil is what offers us that sweet curl of rich cherry fruit with a slate and rust finish and faint notes of lavender and thyme.

A word from Mary: Rhubarb. Always my little Vampire.