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Code Wines Chardonnay 2023
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis newish Okanagan winery is the vision of Shay and Harlee Code, the farmers and owners of this organic 5 acre Okanagan Falls east bench estate. They began planting in 2017 with chardonnay and syrah. This single clone 95 chardy off their home vineyard was whole cluster with inoculated yeast and fermented in stainless, with 2/3 going through full MLF in 2nd fill French wood. It rested between the two until it was fined, filtered, and bottled in summer 2024. A welcome improvement from my last bottle of 2022 Chardonnay, when fruit was sourced from a Naramata winery while waiting for their home site to come to maturity. This is crisp and clear, with beaming lemon, green apple, crushed stones along a buzzy, lees-led core, driving through a lingering toasty finish. A lovely direction, and one to watch.Tasted: 21 December 2024Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $33.00 | 750ml | winery direct |
