Back 10 Smitten Sparkling 2018

Smitten has been a quick fan favorite of fans of Back 10 Cellars. However it’s taken a bit for me to fall in love with this wine – each vintage offers something a little different, and the 2018 vintage of this wine brings something that feels a little drier than previous vintages. Don’t worry this isn’t a ‘serious’ wine – a little bit of sweetness helps elevate peach, and apple aromas and flavours but a beautiful acid backbone keeps this feeling clean on the palate. This bottle just screams summer – I can’t imagine a better bottle to grab now and save for summer (as I have a feeling this will sell out quickly – it usually does). Score – 4 Stars (out of 5). (André Proulx, andrewinereview.ca, Feb. 21, 2019)