2023 Ivy & Warren Chardonnay | Saunders Parcelle ‘Haut’, VQA Beamsville Bench Chardonnay L’il Kirby holds a special

L’il Kirby holds a special place in our family’s heart

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et vous verrez – il va s'améliorer – mais on doit se demander où est-ce qu'il s'en va

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it will certainly improve for up to five years and hold much longer than that

2023 Ivy & Warren Chardonnay | Saunders Parcelle ‘Haut’, VQA Beamsville Bench Chardonnay L’il Kirby holds a specialWe selected the Saunders Haut parcel in 2013 2014. Then we looked at another block just above it called Saunders South. And we also made wines from a block below it called Saunders Bas, which is adjacent to our Pinot Noir parcel. But more on that later! The 2023 vintage gave us a focused nose and a mellow kind of green plum, citrus fruited, briny character, along with tight thiol derived fruit and savoury mineral notes through the rich mid palate.