Leaning Post 2022 Pinot Noir - Senchuk Vineyard

Nose: Black and red cherry, pomegranate, sugar-beets, and a mossy/brambly character, along with herbal notes of tarragon, sage, and oregano that have become the signature of this vineyard. Iron and rare-meat appear as well, with a notable layer of pepper, kirsch, and mulberry.

Palate: As if layered with pure silk over wild mushrooms, fallen leaves, spearmint, and stones. The smoothness belies a tannic structure that is still firm and meant for long-term aging.

Finish: A final sweep of tannin and acid; the finish goes out slowly, smoothly, and gracefully.

The best pairings for Pinot Noir include grilled salmon, roasted chicken, mushroom risotto, and dark chocolate.

Built for long-term cellaring; the firm tannic structure suggests this wine will reward 8-12 years in the cellar.

Senchuk Vineyard (estate) – 75% Clone 777; 17% Clone 667; 8% Clone 115

The estate Senchuk Vineyard continues to show its signature 'Winona Magic' — fully ripe Pinot Noir with remarkable consistency in flavour and structure from year to year.

From the estate Senchuk Vineyard, this is one of Leaning Post's most tightly-wound and structured Pinot Noir bottlings. The fruit was hand-picked and hand-sorted, drawing on three clones planted across the property.

Hand-picked and hand-sorted, the fruit was gently whole-cluster pressed into separate tanks for cold settling, then racked into puncheons and barriques for spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. The wine was left to rest in barrel for an extended period before bottling.

Founded by Ilya and Nadia Senchuk in 2011 on 11 acres in Winona, at the far western edge of the Niagara Peninsula, Leaning Post Wines built its reputation on single-vineyard, sub-appellation-driven Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Winemaker Ilya Senchuk sources fruit from a small circle of sites he knows intimately — the estate's own Senchuk Vineyard along with Grimsby Hillside, Keczan, Hemeris and Bock — farmed and vinified with minimal intervention so each site's character comes through clearly in the glass. Leaning Post was an early champion of the Lincoln Lakeshore sub-appellation designation and is Certified Sustainable by Sustainable Winegrowing Ontario. The wines have consistently ranked among Ontario's top producers and are poured in leading restaurants in Toronto, Montreal, London and Copenhagen.