2022 Chardonnay
New Release!
Barrel fermented in 20% new French oak (another 20% in second use French oak barrels), 60% concrete sphere, and full malolactic fermentation while stirring... a lot of love and care has gone into growing and crafting this wine. Brett, who is particularly passionate about Chardonnay, carefully managed this Micro Lot and stirred lees daily for 16 weeks! All that lovely lees contact created a beautifully textured, opulent expression of Similkameen terroir.
On the nose you'll discover deep tropical notes (think papaya and guava) along with citrus and wet stone. The palate delivers delightful creaminess, a touch of butter, and minerality for DAYS. A fellow local wine enthusiast tasted this recently, and she described it as "it tastes like floating the Similkameen River!". Those of you who know, know.
