Winemaking Notes
Our 2021 Sauvignon Blanc was machine harvested on September 25, 2021, and gently pressed into a stainless-steel tank; where it settled for two days before being racked off its gross lees. We choice to inoculate with a selected yeast and fermented at a very cool temperature to preserve its freshness and beautiful aromatic. After fermentation, this wine was split into three different vessels for lees age: a portion of wine was transferred into a puncheon, 500L neutral French oak barrel, an amphora (500L clay tank) and the remaining wine stayed in stainless-steel for 7 months. We bottled this wine on a beautiful sunny day on June 27, 2022.
Tasting Notes
Our goal for this Sauvignon Blanc is to reflect our unique Niagara terroir and this wine shows it in spades. 2021 was a warm, long season characterized by some rains at harvest. While tricky to deal with in the winery, the wines are amazingly ripe and complex with fantastic natural acidity. Very intense tropical aromas of guava, mango and passionfruit play off kiwi, key lime and sweet thai basil. The palate has bright acidity matched by a creamy texture, with more kiwi, lime-leaf, star-fruit and passionfruit, but also lovely lemongrass and elderflower. The long and intense finish leaves on a pleasant light flinty note with hints of wet stones in a mountain stream. Drink now or over the next 3 years. Enjoy with pan-fried halibut, fresh pesto & anchovy-paste pasta, or lemon & herb roasted chicken.
Cases Produced: 275
Shiping
When it comes to shipping, our goal is to find the fastest and most reliable shipping option available to us. During the Covid pandemic, we have made significant changes with our delivery partners to serve you better.
For Toronto deliveries we primarily use Fil Delivery. They have been tremendous and we have had glowing reviews from customers. They update you on the expected delivery time throughout the day to ensure satisfaction. Deliveries leave the winery Mondays and Thursdays for delivery Tuesdays and Fridays.
For deliveries to Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara, winery staff often deliver same day or next. We aim to please as often as possible!
ICS is also used for Major Centers other than Toronto and local. Their delivery times are typically next day from pick up at the winery on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Out of province and small-town Ontario deliveries are packaged appropriately with slow-release heat packs in winter reduce breakage and freezing through CanPar. We review shipping daily to identify issues before they arise. We do our best to help communicate any issues in advance to get the wine to you as quickly as possible.
We offer free shipping to anywhere in Ontario with purchase of 6 bottles or more. Purchases of less than 6 bottles can be accommodated for $10 flat rate. Please call the winery to arrange.
Out or province rates are as follows:
Quebec: $10 flat rate
All other provinces: $25 flat rate
Returns
We believe in simplicity, so our refund policy is simple and to the point.
- If you’d like to return an unopened bottle of wine, we’ll gladly do so for you. No questions asked.
- If there is a problem with the wines (either a fault or it is not to your liking - which happens very irregularly), we happily provide a credit for the full amount on another bottle at the winery. For delivered wine, we issue a credit to be applied to your next purchase.
- Our goal is to make you happy and if there is anything that we can do to maximize your enjoyment of a Leaning Post Wine... we will do it.
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