Tony Aspler’s Weekly Wine Pick: an Ontario barrel fermented chardonnay

Trius is a label that took over a winery — the Hillebrand name of the original winery has virtually disappeared and the Trius brand is front and centre. Winemaker Craig MacDonald's Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2011 has a toasty, apple nose and a creamy palate with a flavour of crushed pineapple and vanilla oak.

Food match: roast chicken; grilled salmon

Trius Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2011, VQA Ontario, $18.95 (LCBO #251470)

Post City Magazines’ wine columnist, Tony Aspler, has written 14 books on wine and food. Tony also created the Ontario Wine Awards and has been inducted into the New York Media Wine Writers’ Hall of Fame. He can be heard on 680News.

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