Thirty Bench Wood Post Vineyard Riesling 2021 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 94/100

Thirty Bench's Wood Post Vineyard Riesling from Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment is an elegant, medium-bodied white wine offering notes of apple blossom, Meyer lemon, white peach and orange blossom. This off-dry, Small Lot wine displays vibrant acidity and pleasing crushed-stone character that will continue to develop over the next eight years. Serve it chilled with baked maple syrup glazed ham as the wine's gentle sweetness complements the caramelized glaze, or pair it with grilled lemon-herbed chicken breasts where the wine's energetic structure balances the citrus-infused poultry. Winemaker Emma Garner crafts this top expression from the Wood Post Vineyard, revealing understated power alongside layered stony minerality and forest mushroom complexity with hints of diesel on the lengthy, persistent finish. The wine's structured poise and delicate aromatics showcase Beamsville Bench's potential for world-class Riesling. This fragrant, delicious wine represents outstanding quality and will drink beautifully through 2032.

Riesling food pairings: baked maple syrup glazed ham, grilled lemon-herbed chicken breasts, turkey.

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This Thirty Bench Wood Post Vineyard Riesling 2021 was reviewed on March 7, 2026 by Natalie MacLean

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