Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaThe fruit is organic and all Cowichan Valley. The vines are estate and ar enow up to 35 years old. The fermentation mixes French barrique, hogshead (40%), and stainless steel to best show off the delicate fruit. It spends a few months on its lees before all the lots are blended and aged for four months. Tight, juicy, and bursting with minerality, this is another kind of pinot gris, with barely there apple, pear, and litchi with subtle spice of gin and a saline/marine finish. It is on the edge of lean but an excellent edge that will appeal to wine enthusiasts and chefs looking for a food wine with great style. It has lovely balance and drinkability and deserves a better standing than a second label.Tasted: 01 August 2022Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$21.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Blue Grouse Estate WineryDistributors: Coastal Craft Beverages Vintage West Wine Marketing Icon Fine Wine and Spirits Grape: Pinot Gris/Pinot GrigioCSPC: 4487UPC: 696852013574
Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaFrom their organic Cowichan Valley estate vineyard and vines up to 35 years old rooted in silt, loam, and sands, this gris was fermented in a mix of French barrique and hogshead (40%) and stainless steel. It spends a few months on its lees before all the lots are blended and aged for four months. Juicy and quenching, with ripe pear, green apple, fragrant lychee, and pineapple rind flooding the medium palate, with stony spices lingering on the fresh marine finish.Tasted: 04 July 2022Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$21.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Blue Grouse Estate WineryDistributors: Coastal Craft Beverages Vintage West Wine Marketing Icon Fine Wine and Spirits Grape: Pinot Gris/Pinot GrigioCSPC: 4487UPC: 696852013574