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DISCOVER NIAGARA’S BEST KEPT SECRET

Welcome to Kirby Estate – Niagara-On-The-Lake’s best kept secret!  A boutique winery celebrating the unique terroir nestled along the Four Mile Creek in the Niagara Lakeshore sub-appellation.  We are inspired by mother nature’s beauty, fertility and energy which is captured in every berry and bottle for your enjoyment, by our artisanal team of dedicated, experienced professionals.

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A vineyard sanctuary, where every bottle tells a story of land, love, and relentless pursuit of the extraordinary.

The idyllic beauty, pastoral environs,  and favourable climate led Maria and Scott Kirby to the Niagara Peninsula in 2017.  Upon visiting Kirby Estate for the first time it was obvious that the former peach farm turned vineyard in the 1990s was a special place - rich soils, bounded by Four Mile Creek on the east and north, and overflowing with tender fruit and nut trees, and a plethora of birds and wildlife.  A story-book styled southern revival residence and weathered barn sit amongst the vines in the center of the property.

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The Magic of Four
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The Kirby Estate vineyard comes alive in the embrace of summer's warmth. As May melts into June, our sun-kissed soils awaken, pulling in the lake's whispering breezes like a gentle symphony. This magical dance between land and lake gives way to days soaked in golden sunlight and nights painted with cool serenity.

Testimonials

Expert testimonials

"The nose is a bit closed on first sniff, but it opens up with swirling to a nuanced and elegant array of dark cherries, wild black raspberries, dark plums, clove, and toasty vanilla spice. It’s ripe and dense on the palate with a bed of plush tannins, a rich broth of ripe red berries, anise, dusty/firm tannin structure, complexity, layered and long through a lifted finish. Perfectly poised between pretty and powerful with a window of drinking stretching through a decade. (93)"
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Rick Van Sickle

Editor of Wines In Niagara

2020

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Merlot

"Bright, golden colour with a greenish tint; light toasty, minerally nose of vanilla, apple and caramel; elegant, medium-bodied, dry, lovely mouthfeel with a crisp, lemony finish. (92)"
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Tony Aspler

Wine Critic and noted Wine Author

2019

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“This is undoubtedly one of my Niagara favorites and exemplifies some of the most delectable facets of of what a Merlot can and should be. Though richly full-bodied, dark plum cherry, and toasted vanilla bean flavours give the slightest allure of sweet perfection, while the bay leaf, mocha and truffle finish give it a mysterious , dark and contemplative aura”
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Natasha Yorski

former Somm at Barbea Wine Bar, NOTL

2018

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“I nosed coconut oakiness then on the palate I got major tropical notes like guava, mango, even a hint of pineapple surrounded with that perfectly integrated coconut oakiness. Thoroughly enjoyed it. You are certainly doing something right”
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Shelley Hedden

Vintage Product Specialist LCBO

2019

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“Simply stated, this “signature” level Merlot is a blockbuster, maybe the finest I have tasted from Niagara. (95)”
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Rick Van Sickle

Editor of Wines In Niagara

2020

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Merlot

“Deep ruby-purple in colour; cedary, vanilla, ripe plum bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, richly extracted and firmly structured, Pomerol style. Lovely mouthfeel with a saline note on the finish. (93)”
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Tony Aspler

Wine Critic and noted Wine Author

2020

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Exclusive Wine Tastings

Our primary devotion lies in nurturing the soil and crafting extraordinary grapes, which allows us to offer only a select number of private tasting experiences. If the allure of an intimate, curated wine journey speaks to you, we invite you to reach out. We'd be delighted to explore the possibility of accommodating your group for a moment of pure viticulture enchantment.

The kirby connection

Kirby Estate is a passion project of Maria and Scott Kirby who wish to share their limited production wines with like-minded eonophiles that appreciate the best that Niagara has to offer -  great quality, tasty, energetic wines.  If they have sparked your interest and you would like to know more about Kirby Estate please join the subscription list.  You will be advised periodically of happenings in the vineyard and of up coming releases.

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