Rock, rock, rock, Rockway Glen. It could be the beginning to a great garage band song! But instead it is an unusual winery in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario that produces some surprisingly good wine.I say surprising because Rockway is the only winery in Ontario with its very own 18-hole golf course. It serves up its wines at the 19th hole or at its posh restaurant.
The winery features a large portfolio of Cabernet and Merlot-based reds and Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris on the white side.
We snagged this bottle of reserve Baco Noir during a tasting. Baco Noir is a French-American hybrid that is particularly hardy. I also think it is particularly tasty.
This wine has a deep, rich fruitiness that hooks to the blackberry side of the spectrum. It is fruit forward with a refreshing mid-body feel. This reserve wine is barrel-aged, so it has more complexity than you would typically find in a Baco. It remains low in tannins.
The Rockway Glen reserve Baco tees off with smooth refreshing fruit. Blasts down the fairway with berry, smoke and caramel flavors. It then ends with a nice long puttering finish.
I can’t believe my “greens fee” was only $18 Canadian. This is a tasty wine that I would open right now if I had another bottle one hand.
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