Lillooet, British Columbia, CanadaNow primarily estate grapes with only about 20 percent coming from the Similkameen Valley. The 2018 regular chardonnay is ripe, but I’m happy to see some freshness here and certainly more electricity than we have seen from this wine since its inception. Yellow apples, tropical pineapple is flecked with spice and lemon curd with a green apple undercurrent to keep it mostly aligned. You feel a touch of oak here, but there isn’t much in the mix after spending only a few months in new and used French oak.Tasted: 27 November 2019Tasted by: Prices: BC 19.99 winery direct, private wine shops, Save-onFoods
Producer: Fort Berens Estate WineryDistributors: The Drinks List Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 558171UPC: 626990118503
Lillooet, British Columbia, CanadaFrom primarily estate grapes with nearly 1/5 coming from the Similkameen, this year's chardonnay is ripe and blousy with yellow apples, applesauce, pineapple, and spiced lemon curd. There's a sharp granny smith acidity that slices through the fat, leaving the whole a bit disjointed in youth, and warm on the finish. After whole cluster pressing and partial native ferment, this was primarily fermented and aged for five months in stainless, with a small amount seeing time in new and used French oak.Tasted: 31 October 2019Tasted by: Prices: BC 19.99 winery direct, private wine shops, Save-onFoods
Producer: Fort Berens Estate WineryDistributors: The Drinks List Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 558171UPC: 626990118503