Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaTen months down the road, the Small Lot Series Chardonnay continues to impress. Its time in bottle has been well used, amping up its aromatics and expanding its texture. SLS is a first at Lunessence, coming off a single vineyard in Osoyoos and aged in French oak (33 percent new and two-thirds second fill barrels) for eight months. There is an affinity with the regular chardonnay, but this wine has more intensity and refinement. At the same time, it is aged in oak and goes through partial malolactic fermentation. It has an attractive freshness with nutty, citrus, leesy, green apple with perfectly melded oak, keeping the wine lively and complex. It is showing far more complexity at this point that perhaps was hiding under screwcap at release. Stock up if you can, while you can. The price is a bargain.Tasted: 25 October 2021Tasted by: Prices:
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe Small Lot Series Chardonnay is the first such release at Lunessence. It comes off a single vineyard in Osoyoos and is aged in French oak (33 percent new and two thirds second fill barrels) for eight months. It has some affinity with the regular chardonnay but with a bit more intensity. While it is aged in oak and goes through partial malolactic fermentation, it has a freshness and citrus, green apple profile to balance the oak ageing, keeping the wine lively. It is a good start but lacks some complexity, though some will take place in the bottle, and some will come with subsequent vintages and experience with the site in the coming years.Tasted: 12 January 2021Tasted by: Prices:
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