Winery Westcott VineyardsBrilliant
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Brilliant of Winery Westcott Vineyards in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Brilliant
Pairings that work perfectly with Brilliant
Original food and wine pairings with Brilliant
The Brilliant of Winery Westcott Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer), turkey roulades, flavoured sauce or duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic.
Details and technical informations about Winery Westcott Vineyards's Brilliant.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Brilliant from Winery Westcott Vineyards are 0, 2013
Informations about the Winery Westcott Vineyards
The Winery Westcott Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Vinemount Ridge to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vinemount Ridge
VQA sub-appellation of the Niagara Peninsula below the escarpment edge (Vinemount moraine, deep silty-clay loams, high water retention, good drainage): Riesling, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir are the signature stars — ripe sweet fruit, well-balanced whites with bright acidity and a fruit-salad palate, medium-bodied reds with natural structure. Gamay, Vidal and Merlot as fruity complements.
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: Sommelier
Person working in a restaurant and responsible for the wine service. The head sommelier is responsible for putting together the wine list, managing the sommelier brigade, and ensuring the sale of wines according to the dishes (food and wine pairing).
