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Westcott Vineyards Brilliant Sparkling 2020

Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score: 4.7/5
Community Reviews: 2

Price: $47.95

Sweetness: Extra Dry
Alcohol: 12.5%

Drink: 2025-2028

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Westcott Vineyards

Craig Haynes rated this wine as 93/100 with the following review:

The superb sensory experience this bottle just gave me has me feeling thankful, thankful for the wine pro who put it on my radar (you know who you are!)

The 2020 vintage of the Brilliant is a beautiful expression of Ontario grown Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Pinot Noir and Westcott Vineyard’s wine making sorcery. How come? It is because this bubbly’s visual, aromatic, and taste appeal checks all my boxes when it comes to sparklers crafted in the traditional method.

It is the immeasurable streams of pretty bubbles everywhere in my glass. It is the complex aromatics of brioche and crunchy green apple. It is the elegantly delicious taste, ebbing and flowing with layered notes of biscuit and citrus (white grapefruit pith, lemon zest come to mind) but also dialed down doses of roasted almond and slate like minerality.

The highlight of the Brilliant, for me, is how it feels in my mouth. Its crisp. Its extra dry. Its texture is gentle and etching. The mouth feel is measured in minutes not seconds. So is the finish. Oh my.

Applause to Westcott Vineyards. Gratitude to the wine pro who recommended this one to me.

If appellation info delivers dopamine to your system, read on. This bottle of bubbly hails from the Vinemount Ridge appellation, a wine appellation in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada’s largest province. Some call Vinemount Ridge a regional appellation because it is within the boundaries of another, larger appellation, the Niagara Peninsula.

Tasted July 2025

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