Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBlue Mountain’s pinot blanc vineyard, now 34-year-old vines (the clone is German), is manually thinned each year to keep the crop yield low. The fermentation is wild, in 17 percent stainless steel, 40 percent 35hl foudres, 17 percent in 500L barrels and 26 percent 4 year old French oak barrels, and all is aged on its fine lees for five months in the same proportions. A quiet white peach nose and subtle lees pull you into the glass. On the palate, mineral, citrus, wet stones, and sea salt all conspire to grab your interest. Certainly one of the best in the country, if not the continent.Tasted: 18 July 2020Tasted by: Prices:
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$24.90
750ml
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AB
$26.85
750ml
J Webb Wine Merchants
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: Pinot BlancCSPC: 329441UPC: 626452101197
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaI'm in complete agreement with Treve and Anthony. I encourage you to try this next to Clos du Soleil's 2019 Pinot Blanc for an interesting comparison of two equally valid, and delicious, stylistic approaches to pinot blanc. This shows more yeasty lees character and a notch more ripeness, with late summer stone fruits that have a slightly honeyed character. But, as we've come to expect from Blue Mountain, the fruit is still restrained, balanced with minerals. There's also a bit more richness, with a pithy texture that gives this real character. Try it with a summertime peach salad.Tasted: 02 August 2020Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$24.90
750ml
winery online/direct
AB
$26.85
750ml
J Webb Wine Merchants
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: Pinot BlancCSPC: 329441UPC: 626452101197
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom a German clonal selection of now 34 year old Okanagan Falls estate vines, this was whole cluster pressed and native fermented in a split of stainless, foudre, and French oak barrels, where it remained on fine lees, sans bâtonnage, for 5 months. This is a rare pinot blanc that isn't boring and bland (pinot blah), or fruity and sweet, but rather nuanced and subtle, with gentle notes of white peach, apricot blossoms, lemon, over a base of river stones. Delicate, with confidence, this is drinking well now.Tasted: 04 August 2020Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$24.90
750ml
winery online/direct
AB
$26.85
750ml
J Webb Wine Merchants
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: Pinot BlancCSPC: 329441UPC: 626452101197
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