
Cost: $26.95 (Clearance Price: $21.75)
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: Canada
Region: Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Format: 750 ml
Producer: Mission Hill Family Estate
Alcohol: 12.9% Alcohol/Vol.
An elegant Chard that is well balanced between fruit, acidity, minerality & oak. Score: 94/100.
Tasting Note: Light bright gold in colour with good acidity, a medium intense nose & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, pineapple, green & yellow apples, pear, peach, ginger, dill & Easter Lily on the nose.
Negatives: None
Maturation: Fermented and aged in barriques and puncheons (93%), 6% Foudre and 1% concrete egg
Pairings: Drink this now or in 5 – 7 years on its own or pair it with Fettuccine with creamy dill sauce with shrimp, bay scallops and sea leg crab.
My Opinion: Highly Recommended
Top Pick & Best Buy at Clearance Price
Tasted: February 1, 2024
LCBO: 545004