Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaA new package finally presents this wine in a manner befitting its style and quality. Cipes Brut has been around for three decades, always offering fair value in the sparkling wine sector. The latest version appears a touch drier and firmer, which always a good thing when it is stuffed with green and yellow apple, almonds, and wet stone. This is a mix of organic riesling, chardonnay, pinot blanc, all fermented in the traditional method. The ageing is about nine months, and the style is easy sipping.Tasted: 29 April 2022Tasted by: Prices: BC 27.99 BCLS, winery online and select private retailers
Producer: Summerhill Pyramid WineryDistributors: AmoVino Distributors Ltd Grape: RieslingCSPC: 314419UPC: 779000100101
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaCipes Brut has been around for 28 years, and you might expect it has settled into a rhythm of being well made and offering fair value in the sparkling wine sector. Green and yellow apple fruits lead the charge of a friendly mix of pf organic riesling, chardonnay, pinot blanc, all fermented using the method traditionelle. Style. It gets some nine months of ageing on its lees before being bottled with a generous but not overpowering 2.8 g/l of residual sugar RS, lending it an easy-sipping style. With stony mineral undercurrents, it never wavers into the too sweet category. Ready to drink and excellent with spicy appetizers.Tasted: 26 November 2020Tasted by: Prices: BC 27.99 BCLS, winery online and select private retailers
Producer: Summerhill Pyramid WineryDistributors: AmoVino Distributors Ltd Grape: RieslingCSPC: 314419UPC: 779000100101
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaStones, yellow apple, with riffing green apple acidity wrapped around a lovely applesauce core. Nice generosity but still tight and riveting with freshness. This organic riesling, chardonnay, pinot blanc traditional method sparklier is a BC classic, first released in 1992. It spends nine months on the lees and is dosed with 12.8 g/l RS, making it accessible and welcoming. Plus, pyramid power!Tasted: 25 October 2018Tasted by: Prices: BC 27.99 BCLS, winery online and select private retailers
Producer: Summerhill Pyramid WineryDistributors: AmoVino Distributors Ltd Grape: RieslingCSPC: 314419UPC: 779000100101
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFloral, green apple skin, herbal, citrus peel, mineral nose. very foamy but tart, dry, crisp entry with some warmth and bitterness. Granny smith apple and citrus peel flavours with a slightly bitter, nutty finish. not much here.Tasted: 15 November 2007Tasted by: Prices: BC 27.99 BCLS, winery online and select private retailers
Producer: Summerhill Pyramid WineryDistributors: AmoVino Distributors Ltd Grape: RieslingCSPC: 314419UPC: 779000100101
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaCipes Brut is méthode traditionnelle of mostly riesling. Fine mousse, floral, baked apple, citrus fruit aromas. Creamy and round with baked apple, mineral, citrus, rhubarb flavours with good mousse.Tasted: 20 November 2004Tasted by: Prices: BC 27.99 BCLS, winery online and select private retailers
Producer: Summerhill Pyramid WineryDistributors: AmoVino Distributors Ltd Grape: RieslingCSPC: 314419UPC: 779000100101