Thirty Bench Winemaker's Blend Red 2017, VQA Beamsville Bench
Red Blend
Ontario, Canada
$19.75 (320986)
Critic Reviews (3)
This is youthful blend of 43% caberent sauvignon, 40% cabernet franc and 17% merlot that were separately vinified and...
Quite heady red here from Thirty Bench, full on dark red fruit in the raspberry merlot vein and just the right...
Good, solid, well-constructed red Bordeaux style blend here, with enough baking spice, cacao and vanilla to please...
Community Reviews (2)
Smooth texture and fruit
This shows a medium ruby colour with the slightest hint of garnet appearing at the edges. A medium bodied assemblage that is nicely balanced, complex and with very good to excellent length. You won't get a lot of concentration with this vintage for Niagara reds, but I really like the aromas and flavours of florals (violets) red and black fruit including black raspberry and plum, along with baking spice, herbal tobacco, and tea. Tannins are medium and fine. The 2017 is discounted at the moment, so excellent value for this degree of complexity. Sept. 2020.