Westcott Estate Butlers Grant Old Vines Riesling 2022 75cl

Tasting Note

Yellow plums, gentle whiffs of honey coming off the nose and then a smidgen of petrichor as well. Gentle and light, low alcohol, with hints of granny smiths apples and a fresh finish.

Producer

Following their global careers in banking and tech, instead of retiring Grant Westcott and Carolyn Hurst decided to combine their passions (Carolyn being a passionate oenophile and Grant being a former cattle farmer) and purchase a vineyard. 

They initially thought they would grow the grapes to sell them to other wineries, with a vision of the type of wine they would like to help to create but as time went on, they realised that they wanted to produce their own wine under their own Westcott Vineyards label. Their first vintage was in 2012 and then they continued their study of cool climate viticulture. Their son, Garett joined them in the vineyard the next year. 

They continued developments on the property, and in July 2014 the tasting room was opened, at the same time as their daughter, Victoria, joined the tead, leading the customer experience. 

In 2018 they bought Butler's Grant Vineyards to expand their portfolio to include Riesling and Cabernet Franc. They strive to improve every year, constantly growing and listening to the earth, the grapes and their customer.

_{Country: Canada | Region: Ontario | Alcohol: 9.5% | Grapes: Riesling}