2021 En Famille Chardonnay
Our “En Famille” Reserve Chardonnay is made from our most prized, old vine block of the Con Vida Vineyard on the Skaha Bluff. We have selected an individual block from two different picks from this site to achieve a balance that is intensely ripe, mouth-watering, fresh, and savoury all at once. The wine is barrel fermented with primary puncheons with only a judicious amount of new oak used. Extended lees contact and monthly bâtonnage enhanced the mouthfeel and resulted in a lengthy savoury complexity.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Okanagan Valley
Acid
5.70 g/L
Residual Sugar
2.50 g/L
Alcohol %
13.1
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Always a model of refinement, this Chardonnay beautifully harmonizes bright acidity and creamy texture, deep and delicate fruit expressions. Aromas of fresh, toasted brioche lead off with subtle baking spice and pear compote emerging as the wine breathes. Flavours unfold gracefully on the palate: stone fruits, floral undertones, gentle oak, juicy lemon-led citrus and toasted hazelnuts. Classic cool-climate Chardonnay.
Vineyard Notes
Con Vida Vineyard, Skaha Bluffs*
Lux Ultima Vineyard, Peachland
Production Notes
The grapes were picked and sorted by hand, then destemmed, crushed and briefly soaked on skins before pressing. The must was hyper-oxidized to stabilize colour and flavours. This Chardonnay was ambient fermented in barrel and then inoculated with malo culture. It was aged 8 months in Burgundian oak puncheons (Billon & Damy, 20% new, medium toast). The wine was cross-flow filtered and aged 14 months in bottle before release.