(April 18, 2016) … A friend of ours had some “house problems” that required her to move out for a month while they fixed it … we thought we’d head over to her extra-large hotel room (two floors, wow) and cheer her up a bit with a wine tasting of some interesting older Ontario wines – some of which I had no previous note for – but you can find my original notes of the Flat Rock and 16 Mile wines by clicking the wine name … now let’s see what the consensus on these wines were.
Wagner 2008 Log House White … This was a surprise. I thought for sure it would be dead as a door-nail and while the nose would best be described as non-descript there was a slightly 
honeyed note with a touch of floral along with Vidal-flavours like peaches in syrup. It did have a short finish and was okay but not something we were really prepared to drink, just taste.
16 Mile 2013 Rose … Sadly this wine was not at all what I expected, it was my second time opening this particular wine in two days and both ended up as oxidized and bad, hard to drink even – for such a great producer of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay this was a shock, but then again you can’t always make great wine every time.
Chateau des Charmes 2007 Chardonnay, Estate … I know I was a fan of this one when it came out but now at the 9 year junction it would not make that list again: slightly oxidized, especially on the nose, but it improves with some time in glass; you’ll also find hints of vanilla, gentle spice, and a lengthy finish on the 
palate, but it always has that tinge of oxidization which gives it a sweetish note that’s not always that welcome.
Flat Rock 2011 Rusty Shed Chardonnay … Not that far past vintage date I had a good idea that this one might still be fresh and lively, it says something for screwcap’s ageability as this wine barely showed its 5 years: nice buttery and spicy character with peach and apple fruit sprinkled with a dash of cinnamon.