Clos du Soleil Capella 2021

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British Columbia, CanadaI said it last year, and this vintage just hammers home the point: Capella is one of the most consistent and reliable wines in British Columbia. There's an exuberance to the fruit in 2021, while still holding true to the Clos do Soleil ethos of restraint and elegance. There's a lovely interplay of lemon, white grapefruit, gooseberry, and white peach, framed by savoury notes of desert herbs, beeswax, and lees. It's complex, textured, and beautifully balanced, easily rivalling white Bordeaux double or triple the price. I'm sure the French wish they had that Similkameen minerality.Tasted: 01 April 2023Tasted by: Prices:

$30.90

750ml

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Producer: Clos du Soleil WineryDistributors: Select Wines & Spirits
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc - SémillonCSPC: 633867UPC: 857088000169

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Clos du Soleil Capella 2021

British Columbia, CanadaI love consistency in wine production as in, no matter the conditions, save for natural disasters, the best wineries turn out quality wine every year. Enter Capella, the flagship Clos du Soleil white. In 2021, the 73/27 sauvignon blanc / sémillon blend was a nod to some classic Bordeaux white wines. The fruit comes from a combination of Keremeos and Oliver vineyards, hence the British Columbia designation. Winemaker Michael Clark is meticulous and keeps each block picked and fermented separately. Everything is aged nine months with some lees stirring before final blending. The palate is alive with grapefruit, lemon, gooseberry, and the secret sauce: desert sagebrush. Drink now for the theatrical version, or hold through 2024 for a slightly less edgy version. I prefer it now with oysters, clams, or mussels on the coast.Tasted: 28 January 2023Tasted by: Prices:

$30.90

750ml

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Producer: Clos du Soleil WineryDistributors: Select Wines & Spirits
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc - SémillonCSPC: 633867UPC: 857088000169

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Clos du Soleil Capella 2021

British Columbia, CanadaTheir flagship white wine, 2021 Capella blends 73% sauvignon blanc with 27% sémillon, from vineyards in Keremeos and Oliver. Each block was picked and fermented separately, on skins for 3 hours and fermented partial native in French puncheons, with 10% of barrels undergoing MLF. All lots were aged for 9 months with bâtonnage prior to final blending. The wood provides a formidable, yet friendly structure to this Bx blend, with toasty cedar staves in the shadows of this medium white. White grapefruit, lemon, gooseberry, desert sage work to fill out the core, bedded with creamy lees. Potent and BC forward at this youthful state, this will be best with some time to settle in the bottle.Tasted: 19 February 2023Tasted by: Prices:

$30.90

750ml

winery direct, private wine shops

Producer: Clos du Soleil WineryDistributors: Select Wines & Spirits
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc - SémillonCSPC: 633867UPC: 857088000169

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