Toronto Maple Leafs 2021 Wine Pairing

Toronto Maple Leafs 2021 Wine Pairing, Bachelder Lowrey Vineyard Old Vines Pinot Noir 2018

Wine notes

This is a wine that highlights the very best of the Niagara region. Rick VanSickle notes that the Lowrey Vineyard block “has aged gracefully over the last 30 years, and seemingly adds new layers of complexity to its wines with each passing vintage. This is the prettiest vintage that I have tasted from the Lowrey, with a nose of fresh raspberries, dark cherries, undergrowth, rose petals, cranberries and elegant barrel spice notes. It’s light on its feet on the palate but has some dense and concentrated red berries and anise with good length, texture and balance through a bright and spicy finish.

Team notes

In 2018 the Toronto Marlies captured the team’s first Calder Cup with Kyle Dubas as the team’s GM and Sheldon Keefe as the head coach. It has been a few years since the farm team won their championship, but the 2021 season may be one of the best opportunities for the Leafs to make a deep push in the playoffs. Joe Thornton and Jason Spezza can be considered the Old Vines of this team, but it is the new layers of complexity that have developed each year that has resulted in the 2021 Maple Leafs being light on their feet with a density on the ice that has resulted in balance throughout the entire line-up.

Line Change

Here are a few options if you can’t find a bottle of Bachelder Lowrey Vineyard Old Vines Pinot Noir 2018 :

• Hidden Bench Estate Organic Pinot Noir VQA: Buy it at the LCBO here
• Westcott Estate Pinot Noir 2017 VQA: Buy it at the LCBO here

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