Winemaking Notes

Selected from a plot of clone 809 (Chardonnay Musqué) vines planted in our Jack Rabbit Flats Vineyard. Harvested early in the fall to help retain the fresh aromatics without losing acidity, and to help keep the alcohol percentage at a moderate level in the final wine.  The grapes were gently pressed after undergoing a few hours cold soaking on the skins in a sealed press. Cold settled under reductive conditions, then inoculated with a selected yeast strain once the juice warmed up to 10˚C, and fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel. The fermentation was halted with a touch of residual sweetness to balance the fresh acidity. Racked off its lees after fermentation and kept under reductive conditions, cold stabilized, filtered, and bottled early in 2012.

Awards and Accolades:

Silver Medal - 2012 All Canadian Wine Championships

4 stars! "This is ready to drink now and in the next year or so – aka, buy lots and drink it during the summer. It’s a refreshing white with attractive, restrained pungency in the aromatics and flavours, and just the right degree of fruitiness to let you drink it on its own or with spicy food and the likes of roast chicken. It’s well balanced, solid and fresh." - Rod Phillips, WinePointer, April 23, 2012

Technical Details:

Cooperage:100% Stainless Steel                                                                 Harvest Dates: September 20, 2011
Alcohol Content: 12%
Residual Sugar: 13.0g/L (sugar code 1)
Total Acidity: 7.5g/L
pH: 3.45

Cellar Potential

Drink in its youth (within 2 years of release)

Release Date

April 15, 2012

Availability

Winery, select restaurants, and online.