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Coolshanagh Chardonnay 2013
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaRevisited and it’s in a very good pace since I last tasted it in September 2015. Coolshanagh is a meeting place of friends and a spectacular, small vineyard that sits some 7 kilometers north of Naramata on the path to Chute Lake. Owners Skip and Judy Stothert work with Okanagan Crush Pad winemaker Matt Dumayne to make this stony, mineral chardonnay that is fattening up with age but still centered on its dusty, chalky, green apple fruit that seems to be expanding in volume and flavours – music to the ears of folks with a wine cellar. Winemaker Dumayne uses a variety of vessels to age the wine including large neutral oak barriques and egg-shaped concrete vats. All of it gets carefully considered lees aging. A halibut natural, it can work with oysters and seafood pasta dishes. Delicious right now. Sold out ages ago.Tasted: 22 November 2017Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $33.99 | 750ml | private wine shops - New District |
Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 626990166085
