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2020

Johnson Estate Winery

Freelings Creek Reserve Brut

Hand-picked Pinot Noir grapes from 12-year-old vines grown on their 4.5-acre estate vineyard, only free-run juice is used to craft this méthode champenoise style bubbly, which sees a minimum of 3 years of bottle aging. On the palate, baked orchard fruit and kumquat notes mingle with a gentle sweetness reminiscent of French pastry and toasted Marcona almonds, layered with nutty undertones. A vivid steely, saline minerality frames the frothy mousse.

2022

Johnson Estate Winery

Freelings Creek Reserve Brut Rosé

Expressive red berry fruit and white peach notes find their stride on the medium-bodied palate, supported by a rich, frothy, and airy mousse that finishes bone dry yet fruit-laden. Made méthode champenoise style from hand-picked Pinot Noir grown on the estate’s 4.5-acre vineyard, planted about 12 years ago on 3309 rootstock. A blend of Clone 777 and Précoce, the fruit underwent a slightly firmer pressing to extract more color, with one year of bottle aging prior to release.

2022

Johnson Estate Winery

Freelings Creek Reserve Chambourcin

Two acres of own-rooted Chambourcin are grown on the estate, planted in the late 1990s, which source this wine. Fermented on the skins for seven days, the wine was then aged in French and Hungarian oak, with 75% new oak used for extraction. Perfumed aromas of red fruit, rose petals, and espresso bean lead into a medium-bodied palate that layers sweet strawberry and raspberry with hints of passion fruit. Brown baking spices emerge on the long finish.

2023

Johnson Estate Winery

Freelings Creek Reserve Sparkling Traminette

Wow—aromatics of white flowers, honeysuckle, and jasmine lift from the glass, building into a subtly sweet richness and creamy, frothy mousse that finishes with a gentle kiss of floral sweetness and lift. This méthode champenoise-style sparkling Traminette is made from two acres of estate-grown vines planted in 2000. A French-American hybrid developed by Cornell University, Traminette is known for its intense rose-like character.

2023

Mazza Wines

The Perfect Rosé

Loaded with just-ripe red berry fruit, this zesty, zippy rosé delivers a lingering impression of candied watermelon and ultra-ripe strawberry, finishing bone dry with a refreshing wet river stone minerality. Sourced from several vineyards in the Lake Erie AVA, select blocks of Chambourcin were monitored throughout the growing season specificaly for this rosé production (which utilized cool stainless steel fermentation with a co-inoculation of multiple yeast strains).

2024

Johnson Estate Winery

May Wine

A super interesting Vidal Blanc, bursting with aromatic sweetness that evokes spiced cinnamon wood around the holidays and intensely perfumed notes of sweet woodruff flower. Inspired by Germany’s traditional Maiwein Bowle—a sparkling white wine infused with strawberries and bundles of sweet woodruff—this cuvée is made from estate-grown Vidal Blanc, planted over 35 years ago across four and a half acres. After cold fermentation with multiple yeast strains, the wine is infused with dried sweet woodruff, lightly sweetened, and spritzed with carbonation. The result is layered, bright, and delightfully eccentric, with just enough sweetness and energetic lift to carry its fascinating floral complexity across the palate.

NV

Mazza Wines

The Perfect Bubbly

Sourced from several vineyards within the Lake Erie AVA, this blend of hybrid varieties saw cool stainless steel fermentation to help preserve vibrant aromatics and acidity. Expressive notes of apple and pear lead the way, joined by white flowers and honeysuckle. A rich, creamy, and frothy mousse lifts the palate, resolving with a subtly sweet finish.

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2020

Producer

Name

Hand-picked Pinot Noir grapes from 12-year-old vines grown on their 4.5-acre estate vineyard, only free-run juice is used to craft this méthode champenoise style bubbly, which sees a minimum of 3 years of bottle aging. On the palate, baked orchard fruit and kumquat notes mingle with a gentle sweetness reminiscent of French pastry and toasted Marcona almonds, layered with nutty undertones. A vivid steely, saline minerality frames the frothy mousse.

2022

Producer

Name

Expressive red berry fruit and white peach notes find their stride on the medium-bodied palate, supported by a rich, frothy, and airy mousse that finishes bone dry yet fruit-laden. Made méthode champenoise style from hand-picked Pinot Noir grown on the estate’s 4.5-acre vineyard, planted about 12 years ago on 3309 rootstock. A blend of Clone 777 and Précoce, the fruit underwent a slightly firmer pressing to extract more color, with one year of bottle aging prior to release.

2022

Producer

Name

Two acres of own-rooted Chambourcin are grown on the estate, planted in the late 1990s, which source this wine. Fermented on the skins for seven days, the wine was then aged in French and Hungarian oak, with 75% new oak used for extraction. Perfumed aromas of red fruit, rose petals, and espresso bean lead into a medium-bodied palate that layers sweet strawberry and raspberry with hints of passion fruit. Brown baking spices emerge on the long finish.

2023

Producer

Name

Wow—aromatics of white flowers, honeysuckle, and jasmine lift from the glass, building into a subtly sweet richness and creamy, frothy mousse that finishes with a gentle kiss of floral sweetness and lift. This méthode champenoise-style sparkling Traminette is made from two acres of estate-grown vines planted in 2000. A French-American hybrid developed by Cornell University, Traminette is known for its intense rose-like character.

2023

Producer

Name

Loaded with just-ripe red berry fruit, this zesty, zippy rosé delivers a lingering impression of candied watermelon and ultra-ripe strawberry, finishing bone dry with a refreshing wet river stone minerality. Sourced from several vineyards in the Lake Erie AVA, select blocks of Chambourcin were monitored throughout the growing season specificaly for this rosé production (which utilized cool stainless steel fermentation with a co-inoculation of multiple yeast strains).

2024

Producer

Name

A super interesting Vidal Blanc, bursting with aromatic sweetness that evokes spiced cinnamon wood around the holidays and intensely perfumed notes of sweet woodruff flower. Inspired by Germany’s traditional Maiwein Bowle—a sparkling white wine infused with strawberries and bundles of sweet woodruff—this cuvée is made from estate-grown Vidal Blanc, planted over 35 years ago across four and a half acres. After cold fermentation with multiple yeast strains, the wine is infused with dried sweet woodruff, lightly sweetened, and spritzed with carbonation. The result is layered, bright, and delightfully eccentric, with just enough sweetness and energetic lift to carry its fascinating floral complexity across the palate.

NV

Producer

Name

Sourced from several vineyards within the Lake Erie AVA, this blend of hybrid varieties saw cool stainless steel fermentation to help preserve vibrant aromatics and acidity. Expressive notes of apple and pear lead the way, joined by white flowers and honeysuckle. A rich, creamy, and frothy mousse lifts the palate, resolving with a subtly sweet finish.

Vintage

Wine

Type

Rating

$

2020

2020 Johnson Estate Winery Freelings Creek Reserve Brut

Sparkling Wine

$

2022

2022 Johnson Estate Winery Freelings Creek Reserve Brut Rosé

Sparkling Wine

$

2022

2022 Johnson Estate Winery Freelings Creek Reserve Chambourcin

Still Wine

$

2023

2023 Johnson Estate Winery Freelings Creek Reserve Sparkling Traminette

Sparkling Wine

$

2023

2023 Mazza Wines The Perfect Rosé

Still Wine

$

2024

2024 Johnson Estate Winery May Wine

Sparkling Wine

$

NV

NV Mazza Wines The Perfect Bubbly

Sparkling Wine

$

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