Bella Sparkling Blanc de Blancs Oliver West Side 2012
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBella makes different sparkling cuvees from around the Okanagan, altering only the geography in an exercise in terroir expression. Try pouring West Side Chardonnay next to East Side Chardonnay and you'll see what a big difference 13km can make. Here grapes at higher elevation Seacrest Mountain vineyard have yielded a crisp, green apple and mineral sharp sparkler, with light earthy, struck stone notes, and a bitter grapefruit pith finish. The wine is brut natural (no dosage) so acidity is tendered only by the sun bright fruit and light lees work.Tasted: 11 December 2014Tasted by: Prices:
Bella Sparkling Blanc de Blancs Oliver West Side 2012
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaOliver's Secrest Mountain Vineyards is home to this sparkling chardonnay. Sand over silt and a gravel seam is the terroir. This is a low fruit, somewhat intellectual bubble with yeasty red fruit flavours, medium intensity and a medium/short finish. Tasted from a half-bottle it has all the elements and it's delicate but it needs a bit more complexity and length and a little less bitterness in the finish. Excellent with local smoked salmon.Tasted: 09 June 2013Tasted by: Prices:
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