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| VIVANT ROSÉ 2017 VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
MALIVOIRE |
| Extremely pale salmon pink colour. Slightly spicy, youthful, faintly leesy, honeyed, baked apple-plum nose. Dry, light bodied, faintly leesy, fresh apple-plum flavours with a very crisp, unoaked, high acid finish. This REPEAT Pinot Noir based rosé has 12.5% alcohol and 5 g/L residual sugar balanced with 8 g/L total acidity plus a screwcap closure. The 2017 (**/**+) was last released on May 12, 2018 at $19.95. TONY ASPLER / 89-points / BUY - Minerally, gently spicy cranberry bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, red apple and lemon flavours. |
CSPC |
498535 |
| Type |
Rosé Table Wine |
| Agent |
Nob Est |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
**/**+(88 points)
Dry, Bright, Spicy |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
| TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Vivant the finest of the three vintages of this wine produced thus far. It's now the mid-tier rosé from Malivoire, made from pure pinot noir grown on the Beamsville Bench, and the ripeness and balance have been nailed perfectly. Like the previous editions it's crafted in a pale, bone-dry, Provençal style, with fruit firmly in the tart red berry, citrus-lemon, green apple and white grapefruit spectrum. Acids are terrifically bright and lively on a midweight, crunchy frame, and the finish lingers nicely. Relatively to the slightly more expensive Moira Vineyard pinot rosé from Malivoire, I find this has a little more cut and vibrancy, if a touch less concentration. But concentration is of course not everything. Great value. Score - 91 (John Szabo, MS, winealign.com, March 13, 2018) |
Price |
$ 19.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - August 4, 2018 |
| Cases bought |
279 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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