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Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Chardonnay 2020
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis wine has been a benchmark Okanagan chardonnay from the beginning, usually in a less-is-more kind of wine for at least 15 years. In 2020 the sheer power of the vintage pokes out more than usual and combined with the new oak, it is currently showing off. The palate is all about red/green apple, pineapple, and spicy toasted oak in the finish. It is still attractive in many ways and should settle down in the bottle over the next two years. The Estate Chardonnay vines are entering their fourth decade in Okanagan Falls, and that is a mix of clones 76, 95, 96, and 548. The winemaking is minimal: it’s whole cluster pressed and fermented on native years in new to three year old French oak for six months. The entire wine goes through malolactic fermentation.Tasted: 27 July 2022Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $28.00 | 750ml | winery direct, private wine shops |
| AB | $27.95 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| ON | $24.95 | 750ml | Rogers & Co |
| QC | $23.95 | 750ml | Vinealis |
| NB | $26.00 | 750ml | |
| MB | $26.00 | 750ml |
Rogers & Company
Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 350108UPC: 626452301207
