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Stag's Hollow Albarino Shuttleworth Creek Vineyard 2017
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis albariño, rare enough in BC to begin with, is a beguiling mix of bacon fat, wood spice, gravelly stones, and tropical guava, nectarine and grapefruit. Certainly now, in youth, all these parts stick out elbows and knees, though will certainly round and settle with time in the bottle. The fruit comes from Okanagan Falls' Shuttleworth Creek Vineyard and its gravelly, glacial till and silt loams. After pressing, juice was cold settled for 72 hours before racking, warming, and inoculating. Half went into two brand new concrete tanks for fermentation, while the remainder fermented in second fill French oak. The two lots were reunited after six months on lees with period batonnage. After blend, the wine was filtered and bottled. Moderate acidity, elevated alcohol (13.8 degrees) and texture derived from oak and concrete make this a bold and interesting choice.Tasted: 24 January 2019Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $18.99 | 750ml | winery direct, private retail, restaurants |
Grape: AlbariñoCSPC: 739326UPC: 626990195771
