Blue Mountain Blanc de Blancs R.D. Méthode Traditionelle 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe Blancs de Blanc is the best of the best at Blue Mountain, made in the traditional style. It is chardonnay, all whole cluster pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks. The second fermentation in the bottle sits on lees for 78 months before disgorgement. It is finished dry and aged another year in a bottle before its release. Precision is its best descriptor, but you can throw in some chalk, green apple, citrus, and hazelnuts finished with a whiff of warm baked bread. As well aged as this is, my experience is there is no rush to drink this. Get it well you can. Oysters anyone?Tasted: 30 October 2020Tasted by: Prices:
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$49.90
750ml
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$49.95
750ml
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Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 402594UPC: 626452721128
Blue Mountain Blanc de Blancs R.D. Méthode Traditionelle 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaOne of Canada's top tier sparkling wines every year, and the RD 2012 BdB earns its spot once again. From their OK Falls estate, this chardonnay was whole cluster pressed in stainless, where it remained for a few months prior to heading to bottle in February 2013 for second ferment. It remained there on lees for 6.5 years before being disgorged in August 2019 with 4 g/L RS. This was released in November 2020. Led by chalk and shaped by lemon pith, this streams along the palate with crunchy green and red apple, toasted biscuit, a decent pad of lees, and shimmering lemony minerality. Acidity is bright, and the whole is elegant, through to the lingering, chalky finish. Drinking very well now, and will continue in your cellar.Tasted: 09 January 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$49.90
750ml
winery direct
AB
$49.95
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 402594UPC: 626452721128
Blue Mountain Blanc de Blancs R.D. Méthode Traditionelle 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis chardonnay from Blue Mountain’s estate vineyard was aged on its lees for 6.5 years before being disgorged in August 2019 and released 12 months later. There are no shortcuts when it comes to making world-class sparkling wine, and Blue Mountain proves it every year. This is everything you want in a blanc de blancs: precise, crunchy green apple and lemon that’s bolstered by hazelnut and brioche. The mousse is fine and silky, with a laser sharp, linear texture that's carried by the density of the fruit. Impeccably balanced, with a 4 g/L dosage, this is delicious now with oysters. But it's remarkably youthful and will only get better with time. Highly recommended.Tasted: 30 October 2020Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$49.90
750ml
winery direct
AB
$49.95
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 402594UPC: 626452721128
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