Prince Edward County’s Rosehall Run winery is getting all gussied up for its 10^th anniversary of the opening of their tasting room and 15^th anniversary of the planting of their vineyards with the release of their first sparkling wines.

The year 2016 is a big one for Rosehall and to mark the occasion, winemaker Dan Sullivan has created a trio of bubbles led by the aptly named Ceremony, a multi-vintage (NV) cuvee of estate grown Blanc de Blanc from Chardonnay grown at its Hillier site and made in the traditional method.

The other two bubblies are made in the charmat method — one called Indigo made from the estate’s Muscat Ottonel, Chardonnay Musque and Ehrenfelser and the other called Pixie, a rose-style sparkler made from Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with very cool labeling designed by Guelph University visual arts student and Prince Edward County resident Alex Simmons.

All in all, Rosehall Run is now a solid participant in the ever-growing Ontario sparkling wine category. And that’s a good thing.

Here are reviews of Rosehall’s new sparkling wines, plus Pinot, Chardonnay and a Niagara-sourced Riesling that kicks off the Vintages Ontario wine release this Saturday at LCBO stores.

Rosehall Run Ceremony Blanc de Blanc Brut ($35, winery now, 91 points) — This 100% estate Chardonnay, and first traditional method sparkling from the Prince Edward County winery, is aged in mostly older French oak puncheons and represents less than 25% of the total cuvee. The balance remains resting on its lees for future bottlings. The wine was finished with a minimal dosage of 2.5 g/l. Consumers have a choice between two label designs — white on black and black on white. The nose has a lovely biscuit note to go with lemon chiffon, fresh citrus, brioche and toasted vanilla. The tiny, vigorous bubbles are persistent in the glass and the sparkler shows bright acidity which gives a lift to the fresh lemon-citrus and green apple flavours. This is an austere style of sparkling wine that’s clean and invigorating through the finish. It would benefit from a year or two in the cellar.

Rosehall Run Indigo Sparkling Wine NV ($25, winery now, 88 points) — Both these charmat method sparkling wines are finished with a crown cap for easy access to these fun bubbles. The Indigo is a blend of Muscat Ottonel, Chardonnay Musque and Ehrenfelser (and a splash of Niagara-sourced Riesling … hence the VQA Ontario designation). Like the above wine, a vigorous mousse with a unique nose of peach, lime, white flowers and pear. It’s quite dry on the palate with a range of flavours from grapefruit and lime to apple notes that altogether is crisp and fresh through the finish.

Rosehall Run Pixie Sparkling Wine NV ($20, winery only, 88 points) — A blend of Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that shows a vibrant pink colour in the glass with a lovely nose of strawberry, raspberry, citrus and peach. Slightly off-dry on the palate, but finishes relatively dry with a basket of red fruit and citrus flavours all kept lively by freshening acidity.

Rosehall Run Rosehall Vineyard JCR Pinot Noir 2013 ($39, May release, 92 points) — The top-tier 2013 JCR, so named for the winery’s co-founder John Campbell Reston, and sourced exclusively from the North Block of the Rosehall Run Vineyard, is a gorgeous example of the wines from Hillier’s clay soil and limestone base. The nose is subtle and pretty with bramble, red fruits and barrel spices and harmonious as they open up in the glass. The cherry, cranberry and raspberry notes build on the palate with an interesting vein of minerality and earth that’s all carried on a bed of silky tannins and lifted by freshening acidity. This is a beautifully drinking Pinot right now, but will still improve in the bottle.

Rosehall Run Rosehall Vineyard JCR Chardonnay 2013 ($30, May release, 91 points) — Fermented in 500 L puncheons and bottled with minimal filtration, this top Chard from the estate has an expressive nose of creamy pear, minerals, citrus and an integrated spice note. The flinty minerality is profound on the palate and adds lovely texture to the wine with notes of quince, citrus and barrel spices that are punctuated through the long finish. Fine Chardonnay.

Rosehall Run The Righteous Dude Riesling 2014 ($20, Vintages Saturday, 89 points) — The Riesling for this Dude is sourced from a single vineyard from Niagara’s Twenty Mile Bench consisting of dolomite soil originally established in the mid-80s to early 90s. The nose shows expressive lime, grapefruit, a kiss of honey, tangerine and rousing minerality. It’s ripe and personable on the palate with a range of orchard fruits, citrus, wild honey and good vibrancy through the finish.

Other wines being released Saturday at Vintages:

Foreign Affair Petit Verdot 2012 ($50, 92 points) — With Merlot suffering deeply from Ontario’s deep freeze the past two winters, many wineries are now looking at Petit Verdot as a possible single variety that could fill the gap. Viewed as a nice blender for Bordeaux-style reds, it has in recent years been showing up around the world all by its lonesome. Foreign Affair dries 15% of the grapes and ages the wine for 18 months in French oak. This is only the second time PV has been made as a single variety at Foreign Affair, the first being the 2010 vintage. It’s a pretty wine with a complex and floral nose of currants, cassis, raspberry bush and baking spices. It shows a voluptuous array of currants, cherry and cassis fruit on the palate with touches of licorice and rich spice notes. A good beam of acidity carries this wine nicely through a long finish. Consider this for long-term cellaring, 5-10 years.

Henry of Pelham Baco Noir Reserve 2013 ($25, 90 points) — Fans will love this robust version of old-vine Baco from Henry of Pelham. It’s meaty, dark and intense on the nose with aromas of plums, smoky spices, cherry liqueur, sweet oak and bramble. It’s quite rich and savoury on the palate with flavours of plum pudding, pepper, anise, campfire smoke and a range of spice with good vibrancy through the finish.

Peller Estates Private Reserve Gamay Noir 2013, Niagara ($19, 88 points) — A smoky nose that opens up to raspberry bush, plum and maraschino cherry notes. It’s bright and fresh on the palate with mid-weight and a basket of red fruit flavours.

Flat Rock Cellars Unplugged Chardonnay 2014 ($17, 88 points) — This essentially “unoaked” Chardonnay was fermented and aged in the winery’s oldest neutral barrels to add texture, not spice. It’s fresh and pure on the nose with notes of citrus, pear, pineapple and a subtle creamy note. It’s crisp on the palate with lemon, pear and melon with good texture and vibrancy through the finish.

Le Clos Jordanne Claystone Terrace Chardonnay 2012 ($40, 93 points, flagship stores only) — Claystone comes from the western part of the Le Clos vineyard where the proportion of clay and limestone is well suited to the climate. There is often a longer hang time for the fruit at this site, allowing the Chardonnay to achieve optimal ripeness while maintaining natural acidity. This is quite tight at the moment but still reveals attractive and elegant poached pear, brioche, lemon, nougat, saline minerality and fine oak spice. It opens up on the palate with green apple, citrus, pear and spices with lovely texture, minerality and a vibrant finish. This is just getting started, cellar 5-10 years.

Other wines being released Saturday, but not reviewed:

• Creekside Estate Marianne Hill Riesling 2014 ($20)
• Thirty Bench Riesling 2013 ($19)
• Creekside Estate Queenston Road Pinot Noir 2014 ($19)
• Niagara College Teaching Winery Dean’s List Pinot Noir 2010 ($19)
• Le Clos Jordanne Claystone Terrace Pinot Noir 2012 ($36, flagship stores only)