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Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Chardonnaytext
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Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Chardonnay 2019

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBlue Mountain has the advantage of 13 to 30-year-old vines in the ground, in effect the old and the new, leaving winemaker Matt Mavety with a selection of five different clones from which to shape his Eatste Cuvées. The perfectly tended vines that ripen with precision are picked early to retain freshness and, even more important, come in at or about 13 percent alcohol. The winemaking is simple: a whole cluster press is wild fermented and aged in French oak barriques for 17 months. The result is a sophisticated creamy chardonnay with juicy Meyer lemon and ripe nectarine flecked with spice and lees throughout the finish. Shellfish is the match, but it will also work with turkey or creamy pasta dishes. Real wine, and real value.Tasted: 15 May 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC$28.00750mlwinery direct, private wine shops
AB$27.95750mlprivate wine shops
ON$24.95750mlRogers & Co
QC$23.95750mlVinealis
NB$26.00750ml 
MB$26.00750ml 
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines
Rogers & Company
Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 350108UPC: 626452301191