Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2022

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Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis Fumé Blanc is led by sauvignon blanc, not just in terms of the blend percentage but also the lean, restrained aromatics. There's a combination of pink grapefruit, lemon, and gooseberry, with additional flesh and richness coming from 31% sémillon. Although you typically expect Fumé Blanc to show forward oak impact, this is more about the crisp, expressive fruit, having been fermented and aged for four months in a combination of stainless steel and French oak puncheons. I personally think the wine is all the better for it, with an electric mineral streak that carries through to the excellent finish. This is easily among the top value BC white wines.Tasted: 15 January 2024Tasted by: Prices:

$25.90

750ml

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Producer: Clos du Soleil WineryDistributors: Select Wines & Spirits
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc - SémillonCSPC: 874123UPC: 857088000862

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Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2022

Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaA blend of 69% sauvignon blanc and 31% sémillon, this crisp white boasts the freshness of zippy grapefruit alongside sauvignon's untamed essence, expressing crushed sage and green olive. The palate unfolds as savoury and saline, with bright acidity accentuating the citrus vibrancy. A discreet, pithy phenolic grip at the finish adds textural depth.Tasted: 15 January 2024Tasted by: Prices:

$25.90

750ml

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Producer: Clos du Soleil WineryDistributors: Select Wines & Spirits
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc - SémillonCSPC: 874123UPC: 857088000862

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Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2022

Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe 2022 Fumé Blanc cames off four sites in Oliver and Keremeos in late September with a final blend of 69/31 sauvignon blanc/sémillon. The style is lively and fresh with big aromatics. Grapefruit and Meyer lemons dominate the nose, dusted in Similkameen desert scrub. Juicy and fun to drink right now solo or with fish tacos, crab, or spicy tuna rolls. Post ferment, the wine is aged on its lees in stainless steel tanks and French oak puncheons for four months. Solid.Tasted: 25 May 2023Tasted by: Prices:

$25.90

750ml

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Producer: Clos du Soleil WineryDistributors: Select Wines & Spirits
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc - SémillonCSPC: 874123UPC: 857088000862

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Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2022

Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis year's Fumé Blanc blends fruit from 4 vineyards in Oliver and Keremeos, and is a blend of 69% sauvignon blanc and 31% sémillon. The fruit spent 2 hours on skins prior to pressing and fermenting cool in a mix of stainless tanks and French puncheons. Each parcel spent 4 months on lees until the final blend. Punchy and forward, with heaps of fresh lime, crunchy guava, tart white grapefruit, and green apple skimming across a taut palate. Thankfully there's a fine slick of lees and gentle toast here to try to counter. But, where's the Fumé Blanc in this? With a name as forward as that, one would be expecting more barrel influence, as has been in some years past. Perhaps it will inch out more with time, but for the present and near future expect this as a zippy, zesty, fruit-forward Sauvignon Blanc.Tasted: 22 June 2023Tasted by: Prices:

$25.90

750ml

winery online/direct, select private retailers

Producer: Clos du Soleil WineryDistributors: Select Wines & Spirits
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc - SémillonCSPC: 874123UPC: 857088000862

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