Le Clos Jordanne, `Le Grand Clos` Niagara Pinot Noir

Located in Twenty Mile Bench, a sub-region of the Niagara Peninsula, Domaine Le Clos Jordanne is one of Canada’s leading wineries. Originally established as a Franco-Canadian collaboration between the Burgundian Boisset family and Vincor (Canada's largest wine producer) in 2000, Domaine Le Clos Jordanne spearheaded the quality revolution in Niagara Peninsula still wines. In 2019, after a period of dormancy, original winemaker Thomas Bachelder returned to the winemaking helm and continues to lead the revolution, producing high-quality, minimal-intervention, single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Surrounded by Carolinian forests and glacial ravines, the picturesque 10.45-hectare ‘Le Clos Jordanne’ vineyard was originally selected for its cool climate and limestone-rich clay soils, resembling those of Burgundy’s Côte d’Or. Dijon clones are planted and traditional Burgundian methods, such as high-density planting, hand harvesting and hand sorting of grapes, are employed to achieve more concentration, complexity and flavour in the wines. With an average vine age of 20 years, yields are as little as four tonnes per hectare. Grapes from each parcel are fermented and barrel-aged separately to express the unique qualities of their site. The ‘Le Grand Clos’ parcel is situated along the western side of the ‘Le Clos Jordanne’ vineyard and, as the name suggests, is considered to be the estate’s ‘Grand Cru’.

Domaine Le Clos Jordanne’s ‘Le Grand Clos’ Chardonnay is richly flavoured, with white flower and stone fruit perfumes. Fermentation and ageing for 16 to 18 months in French oak barrels (20% of which are new) adds textured complexity and elegance to the final wine. The ‘Le Grand Clos’ Pinot Noir has an alluring and expressive nose of raspberry coupled with dried flowers and complex spice. The palate reveals chalky minerality, firm acidity and finely tuned tannins that culminate in a focused finish.