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TNT Chardonnay 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom the cellar. Honeycomb and light beeswax bed this chardonnay, one lifted with a groundswell of acidity and left afloat with a shimmery vibrance. This was the third of Okanagan Crush Pad's Wine Campus Program wines, made in conjunction with Vancouver's Sommelier of the Year; in 2012 the recipient was Terry Nicholas Threlfall. Terry selected limestone studded Cerqueira Vineyard for his Chardonnay, and opted for concrete egg for aging. The proceeds from the sale of the Wine Campus wines goes to the BC Hospitality Foundation wine scholarship fund, supporting students pursuing wine education. The concrete complements the textural minerality inherent in this higher elevation, north Oliver vineyard. Earthy lees flirts with licks of flint and is overridden by wild herbs and giant flake salts on a creamy, lemon base. There's a ripeness to this wine that tips to new world climates, but a framework and elegance that harkens the old world. This is a powerful, savoury white wearing its age very well, and is ready for drinking now. Dynamite.Tasted: 22 November 2017Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $23.00 | 750ml | winery direct |
Renaissance Wine Merchants Ltd.
Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 626990131281
