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Stag's Hollow Albariño Shuttleworth Creek Vineyard 2018
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThat's right - BC albariño. This year's local lens of the classic Spanish / Portuguese grape seems to carry more wood than last vintage, with a toasty oak notes up front and present, propping up the ripe pear, peach, orange and golden apple fruit. This is a ripe, structural wine, relying on ripe fruit, lees, and wood to go the distance, though it's all compacted into an impressive 12.5 degree frame. From Okanagan Falls' Shuttleworth Creek Vineyard, this was destemmed, lightly crushed, cold soaked, inoculated, and split between stainless, concrete, French oak in eight different ferments. All were aged on lees for three months post ferment with regular battonage until January 2019 when they were reunited and filtered before bottling.Tasted: 22 March 2019Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $21.00 | 750ml | winery online, select private retailers |
Grape: AlbariñoCSPC: 739326UPC: 626990195771
