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Culmina Family Estate Dilemmatext
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15¾/20

Culmina Family Estate Dilemma 2015

Golden Mile Bench, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaPouring a rich golden yellow, this chardonnay is reflective of the warm 2015 vintage, even way up high on Margaret's Bench vineyard in Oliver. Ripe peach, applesauce, white flowers, and snappy candied banana notes fill the generous palate, one merged together with equal parts buttery hazelnut and lemon paste. One third of this wine saw stainless, with the remainder in French oak (half of which is new) for nine months. Gingersnap lingers on the finish. Acidity is bright throughout. An excellent choice for buttered crab or lobster dishes.Tasted: 22 November 2017Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:
BC$26.00750mlwinery direct
Producer: Culmina Family Estate WineryDistributors: Principle Fine Wines
Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 884724UPC: 827413000294