CheckMate Artisanal Winery Little Pawn Chardonnay Barn Vineyard 2013
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaLittle Pawn Chardonnay comes from the Barn Vineyard, planted in 1999 and situated on the west-facing, warm, Black Sage Bench southeast of Oliver. It's a solitary micro‐terroir of fine‐grained sands with a very low capacity to hold moisture. The yields are low, the clusters small, but the fruit is beautiful—almost tropical. Little Pawn is a very feminine version of chardonnay with perfumed floral notes, bright minerality and ripe pear fruit that has fattened up in the bottle. The wine spends 18 months in French barrels, of which 57 percent are new. Over the last year, the evolution has gobbled up some freshness, suggesting it will peak by the end of 2017—a perfect foil to halibut season, which is just around the corner. Delicious stuff.Tasted: 09 April 2017Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$110.00
750ml
winery club members
Producer: CheckMate Artisanal WineryDistributors: Mark Anthony Wines and Spirits Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 81588UPC: 776545800107
CheckMate Artisanal Winery Little Pawn Chardonnay Barn Vineyard 2013
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaLabel three, the 2013 Little Pawn Chardonnay, comes from the Barn Vineyard, planted in 1999 and situated on Oliver's west-facing Black Sage Bench. It's a solitary micro‐terroir of fine‐grained sands with a deficient capacity to hold moisture. The yields are low, the clusters small, but the fruit beautiful. Little Pawn is a very feminine version of chardonnay with tightly wound floral notes and a lot of minerality. The fruit is a green apple with perfectly supporting oak. The wine spends 18 months in French barrels, of which 57 percent are new. Elegance and restraint is the watchword. The site trumps the clones here. It's only been in the bottle for a couple of months, so I expect even more fr0m this label as it acquires some bottle age. Perfect for delicate fish dishes.ch barrels of which 57 percent are new. Elegance and restraint is the watchword. Again, the site trumps the clones here. It's only been in the bottle for a couple of months, so I expect even more fr0m this label as it acquires some bottle age. Perfect for delicate fish dishes.Tasted: 19 October 2015Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$110.00
750ml
winery club members
Producer: CheckMate Artisanal WineryDistributors: Mark Anthony Wines and Spirits Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 81588UPC: 776545800107
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