Winery SandbanksSmugglers
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Smugglers of Winery Sandbanks in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sandbanks's Smugglers.
Discover the grape variety: Dobricic
Structured and intensely coloured reds with a deep ruby colour, firm tannins and dense palate, with signature aromas of black fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), Mediterranean herbs, spices and saline marine notes. A confidential, sun-drenched Dalmatian profile. Grown almost exclusively on the island of Šolta, it embodies the ancient identity of Dalmatia. A very rare indigenous Croatian black variety, parent of Plavac Mali (a cross with Crljenak Kaštelanski = Zinfandel/Primitivo).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Smugglers from Winery Sandbanks are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Sandbanks
The Winery Sandbanks is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Ontario to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ontario
World reference for Canadian Icewine: exceptional sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruits, opulent sugar balanced by taut acidity (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral, lively Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. ~5,500 ha on the Niagara Peninsula between Lake Ontario and the escarpment, VQA.
The word of the wine: Reduction
A physiological and chemical phenomenon that occurs in wine in the absence of oxygen. The smell of reduction is characterized by animal and sometimes fetid notes that disappear in principle with aeration. It is recommended to decant reduced wines.
