The Pursuit Chardonnay

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On Seven Estate Winery

On Seven Estate Winery
The Pursuit Chardonnay

On Seven is a relatively new boutique Niagara winery owned by passionate wine aficionados Vittorio & Sula De Stefano. The De Stefanos bought an abandoned 7 acre vineyard (hence the name) in 2009 in Four Mile Creek, and under the guidance of consultant viticulturist and founding winemaker Peter Gamble, prepped the site for 3 years before replanting organically in 2014. This is primarily Dijon clone 76, planted 2014, with a small percentage of grapes from their 2015 planting of Dijon clone 95, and the 2018 plantings of Dijon clone 96. This was whole cluster pressed and transferred to French oak barrels (25% new) for native fermentation and 20 months aging. The wines were coarsely filtered before bottling. 1,200 bottles.

“On Seven has quickly become one of the most exciting chardonnay producers in Canada. At 100 cases, the Pursuit is the largest production for this boutique estate winery. (The Devotion, its flagship bottling, was 91 cases in the 2020 vintage.) This ripe and complex chardonnay offers mouth-filling savoury and fruity flavours as part of a richly textured and beautifully balanced wine. Certified organic. Drink now to 2030.” - 95 points, Christopher Waters, The Globe & Mail.