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15¾/20
Burrowing Owl Chardonnay 2016
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe nose is green apple with dried apple core notes. The palate is raw, fresh cut green apple with a dusting of resin, citrus, vanilla and toasty oak. It’s definitely in an awkward stage. I recommend leaving it alone for a few months, or serve it with a creamy Indian butter chicken dish. The estate grown chardonnay was picked over four passes from mid-September until the end of the month. The fruit is all hand-sorted and whole-cluster pressed, drained overnight before half goes to tank and half into oak casks to ferment. Partial malolactic softens it a bit but does add texture, prior to it spending nine months ageing in oak. The oak is an 84/12/4 French, American and Russian, roughly two-thirds new and the remainder second use.Tasted: 17 November 2018Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $25.00 | 750ml | winery direct, VQA and private wine shops |
| AB | $31.00 | 750ml | private wine stores |
| ON | $33.95 | 750ml | LCBO |
| QC | $35.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
Le Sommelier Inc.
Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 510933UPC: 688229001161
