Closson Chase ‘S. Kocsis Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2010
VQA Beamsville Bench $34.95 13.5% alcohol
This is low-yielding, hand-harvested fruit from a single vineyard, fermented with indigenous yeast then aged 16 months in French oak – 10% new with 200 cases produced. Cinnamon, lanolin and quince jelly aromas gradually give way to honeyed pit fruit and toasty oak as it opens in the glass. It bathes the palate with stunning complexity and riveting, structured flavours—ripe apple, succulent white peach and tropical fruit garnished with honeyed notes and exotic spice. It’s mid-full weight with silken texture and a glorious aftertaste that’s in need of additional bottle age. A patient two-year wait, while the oak, fruit and acidity knits together, will be handsomely rewarded. (Vic Harradine)


Closson Chase ‘Iconoclast’ Chardonnay 2010
Product of Canada $69.95 13.5% alcohol
Low yielding, hand harvested and produced rarely, this was sourced from a single vineyard on the Beamsville Bench, aged 17 months in seasoned barrels—only 2 barrels produced, bottled unfiltered. Distinctive tinges of green and a glorious, aromatic nose of grilled pineapple, caramel apple, toast and oak with sweet vanilla and exotic incense beguile. It caresses the palate with lime cordial and lemony tang interlaced with a delectable array of ripe, soft, pit fruit—white nectarine, yellow plum and peach. Still dominated by oak, the aftertaste is monumental and lengthy with overlays of minerality, ripe citrus and green apple, finishing clean, crisp and refreshing. Demanding time in bottle, try popping a cork in 2016. (Vic Harradine)


Closson Chase ‘K. J. Watson Vineyard’ Pinot Noir 2010
VQA Niagara River $39.95 12.6% alcohol
This is low yield and hand harvested from a single vineyard, fermented with indigenous yeast then aged 18 months in French oak with only 10% new and limited production. Piquant spice, oaky notes, red cherry, rhubarb and strawberry aromas provide segue for an über, spice-laden river of lively strawberry, racy red raspberry and rich, luscious, sugared red plum. Sporting a well-delineated flavour profile, good structure and complexity throughout, it delivers good mouth feel, mid weight and a lip-smacking finish garnished with beetroot, blood orange, plenty of oak and still-resolving tannin that a two-hour aeration decant will help tame. Enjoyable now after a two-hour aeration/decant, better poured 2014 and on with smoked, grilled duck breasts. (Vic Harradine)

Order a case, or mixed case, of the following wines for daily home or office delivery from Fielding.


Fielding Estate ‘Traditional Method Sparkling’ Brut Non-vintage 

VQA Niagara Peninsula $34.95 12.0% alcohol 

This Chardonnay/Pinot Noir blend showcases racy flavours and a crisp, clean, refreshing finish. Their initial bottling, so although it’s labeled non- vintage, all grapes were picked 2009. Leesy, citrus and toasty on the nose, it delivers a vigorous mousse infused with tangy flavours of lemon and orchard fruit on the palate. It finishes in a blaze of bracing, lip-smacking lemon zest. An impeccable bubbly to begin any party or meal, it’s perfectly paired with an appetizer of seafood, particularly pan-seared scallops. (Vic Harradine) 


Fielding Estate Cabernet-Merlot 2010 

VQA Niagara Peninsula $34.95 13.5% alcohol 
Mocha, espresso roast and oodles of dark berry fruit aromas on the nose, it settles on the palate with a solid core of delectable, structured and balanced flavour with red cherry, ripe mulberry and plenty of charm. It’s medium-full bodied with generous texture and solid tannin underpinning throughout. The finish lingers. Aerate/decant three hours pouring with grilled beef steak, better uncorked 2014 and on. (Vic Harradine)


Fielding Estate Chardonnay 2011 

VQA Niagara Peninsula $21.95 12.5% alcohol 
Aromas of exotic spice, warm, sweet vanilla and hazelnuts mingle with poached pear and toffee apple. Medium-full bodied with über-generous texture—kept and stirred on lees with full malolactic conversion—the flavours coat the palate; balanced and charming. It finishes in a blaze, concentrated, nicely structured with orchard fruit, wisps of oak from eight-months aging and good citrus acidity, cleaning up crisp and lip-smacking good. A top-notch Chard, worth every cent. Terrific now, even better with a tad more age. (Vic Harradine)


Fielding Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2012 

VQA Beamsville Bench $18.95 13.0% alcohol 
Fresh, lively and crisp from the get-go, aromas of lemon chiffon pie and lime yoghurt herald a racy, tangy wash of lime cordial and white grapefruit. It’s mid weight with excellent mouth feel—left on its lees 2 months in seasoned French oak—sporting a crisp, refreshing, zesty aftertaste. Pour with prawn ceviche or pan-seared seafood. (Vic Harradine)


Fielding Estate Syrah 2010 

VQA Niagara Peninsula $34.95 (203153) 14.0% alcohol 
Inky purple-black in the glass, it delivers a mellow nose of black plum compote, black pepper and dark, ripe berry fruit. It bathes the palate with a spirited wash of spice-laden black cherry, piquant spice and sharp field berry interwoven with resolving tannin and racy acidity. It finishes in a blaze of red berry fruit and tangy flavour. Aerate/decant a couple of hours pouring with grilled rack of lamb. (Vic Harradine)