Malivoire

Malivoire

Winemaker: Shiraz Mottiar
Location: Beamsville

I remember when Malivoire first moved onto the block. Its new innovative design and of course their farming techniques wowed us all. Now here we are more than 10 years later and we are still wowed.


On approach to Malivoire winery you are taken by the landscape. Its gentle sloping hills are a welcoming view. The winery itself is totally unique. It is housed on a continual set of Quonset huts (quonset huts were designed for the U.S. navy during WWII) and built on a 30 foot hillside. Malivoire uses a gravity fed system whereby each level of winemaking is on a different floor. This is a much more gentle way of processing the grapes and the resulting wines that are to come.




Martin Malivoire recognized early on the similarities between his vineyards and the vineyards of Burgundy and Alsace. He chose to plant a few of these same grape varieties and do them really well instead of planting any and everything just because you can. This bold step has definitely paid off. All of his vineyards are now certified organic.





Upon entry into the show room you are taken by this fantastic chandelier. It resembles the roots of a vine. It is beautiful. You are then struck by the view above and beyond where your eye is drawn. Through the glass above you can see the fermentation tanks over head. Totally awesome! You really must see it in person.

The wines were as suspected, delicious. I tasted many. The 2008 Rose was fantastic. The 2007 Chardonnay is wonderful. The 2007 Gamay Noir, tantalizing. What really caught my fancy though was the 2008 Chardonnay Musque. It was lovely! It was fruit forward, apricots, lively, with an ever so slight frizzante. Great on a hot summer day!

Since 2005 the winemaker has been Shiraz Mottiar. He is doing a fantastic job of keeping the reputation going.

Always innovative and always looking toward the future Martin Malivoire is an entrepreneur with his finger on the pulse.

I love the new label design. It is like the wines, spot on!

Well done!