b'THE CORKBOARD|FALL 2022a single-vineyard-within-a-vineyard across all the estates approximately 50-hectare of vineyards. The approach is similar to the Grand Cru tier in Burgundy, the clos refers to the enclosure that is the vineyard itself, a natural plateau on the Jordan Bench surrounded on three sidesWINES THAT by forest. WOWED the CriticsLe Clos Jordanne Le Grand Clos Chardonnay 201994/100 A five star value and a lovely effort to celebrate the planting of the Le Grand Clos site above Jordan in the Twenty Mile Bench appellation.David Lawrason, Wine AlignGiven this vision Bachelder is the perfectLe Clos Jordanne winemaker for Le Clos Jordanne. Quebecois byLe Grand Clos birth, the winemaker arrived in Niagara back in thePinot Noir 2019 late 1990s straight from Oregon where he had been94/100practicing his craft. A stunner. Produced from master of the The winemaker, recognized as an expert in cool- genre, Thomas Bachel-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, also hasder, this medium-bodied, Burgundian winemaking experience. Wine expertlush, elegant and silky David Lawrason of venerable online wine resourceexudes charm, Wine Align calls the winemaker one of the mostbalance and finesse. passionate terroir hunters at work today in the Natalie MacleanNiagara region.Lawrason explains why this matters: The terroir hunters are important because they are acceleratingLe Clos Jordanne the process of defining sub-regions that regulators,2019 Pinot Noir,such as in the VQA of Ontario, eventuallyJordan Village recognize as being different enough to have their4/5 names on the labels. As is the case in EuropeThis Pinot is a juicy where there are hundreds of appellations, large andnumber with a lovely tiny. This is the future, and says the critic, effortsfruit core plus notes of like Bachelders are an ideal chance to taste thefloral, black raspberry progress. Its this progress that is getting Le Closand cranberry plus a bite Jordanne wines noticed around the globe. Theresof peppery-spice on the so much potential, says Bachelder. Hes excited tofinish; but theres also a ramp up marketing to get the word out about thesilkiness here that makes winerys amazing products and to develop onlineit a pleasure to sip. sales, which will all ultimately help enable the next Michael Pinkusvintages at Le Clos Jordanne and more future award winners.WINERY PROFIlE|15'