Canada — wine

Prince Edward County

Ontario's most exciting emerging wine region on a limestone peninsula in Lake Ontario, producing remarkable cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The unique Hillier Clay Limestone soils produce wines of Burgundian elegance and transparency.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Ideal growing conditions; Chardonnay achieved benchmark mineral precision and Pinot Noir showed extraordinary elegance.
2021 Cool season with good acid retention; textbook County Pinot Noir with haunting Burgundian character.
2020 Challenging early season followed by excellent autumn; resilient producers made focused, site-expressive wines.
2019 Outstanding vintage; warm summer with perfect autumn — the finest Chardonnay the County had produced to that point.
2018 Solid vintage; limestone minerality particularly pronounced across all varieties.