This wine, vinified with 33% whole grape clusters, is the more closed (a ‘low-talker’ Fox!?), and the more structured of all our Gamay Noir Crus. Incredible presence and verve: the Bench speaks loudly here: more colour than the others, with more flinty dark fruit than red, and a deep umami mouthfeel. Iron? Rust? A curl of musky funk and deep black fruit in the mouth. It possesses a finish that is slightly longer, with a more iron-like tannic, raw minerality. We find the use of 33% whole cluster speaks a little more clearly to us about its gravelly, iron-tinged magnesium oxide soil origins, and since the taste of the land is what we are all about, we are so happy to work with Wismer-Foxcroft – not least for the contrast it underlines between the Vineland Bench and the beautiful, more lush propositions coming out of the Niagara-on-the-Lake terroir parcels. It will likely be at its best from 2024 – 2029.