On Seven is a relatively new boutique Niagara winery owned by passionate wine aficionados Vittorio & Sula De Stefano. The De Stefanos bought an abandoned 7 acre vineyard (hence the name) in 2009 in Four Mile Creek, and under the guidance of consultant viticulturist and founding winemaker Peter Gamble, prepped the site for 3 years before replanting in 2014. The heavy clay loams are laced with calcareous deposits, and sloped north to maintain freshness. The philosophy from the beginning was to be 100% organic certified, and produce wines with minimal intervention.
This Pinot Noir, their inaugural release, is off estate fruit from a 2017 planting of Dijon clone 115, and a 2019 planting of clones 777 and 828. This was native ferment, with partial whole clusters, before aging in French oak barrels (25% new, 75% neutral). After 20 months in barrel, the wines were coarsely filtered and bottled.
"On Seven makes a profound first impression with its inaugural pinot noir release. The small batch, estate bottled red wine shows concentrated ripe berry fruit flavours with complex floral, spice and meaty notes. Its style is refreshing and pure, with a silky texture and lengthy finish. This is remarkably complete and easy to drink at this early stage of development. It slides across the palate. This has 12.7-per-cent ABV and 2g/litre r.s. Drink now to 2031." - 95 points, Christopher Waters, Globe & Mail, Sep 5, 2026
