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Blanc de Blancs, 2013

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2013 Okanagan Valley 750 mL, 12.2% ALC/VOL
$86.35
Chardonnay
Critic's Rating 92 pts

Blanc de Blancs – this is a single block-single batch sparkling wine from our highest elevation block of Chardonnay clone 548. Byemaking a wine without dosage (no added sugar) winemaker Ann Sperling feels it best shows off the varietal character of sparkling Chardonnay. Select hand harvesting at ideal sparkling ripeness starts the process followed by whole cluster pressing. Each Cuvee is fermented to dryness, and then without malolactic is sent to a second fermentation in bottle.

Production Notes: Brut Rose and Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs – these are single block-single batch sparkling wines made in vintages that will best show off the varietal character of Pinot Noir (for Rose) and Chardonnay (for Blanc de blancs). Select hand harvesting at ideal sparkling-ripeness starts the process followed by whole cluster pressing. Each Cuvee is fermented to dryness, and then without malolactic is sent to a second fermentation in bottle.

Critic's Rating

92pts

There is no dosage in this directly motivational Blanc de Blancs and plenty of potential palate weight with thanks to 30 months spent on the lees. There is something top single-vineyard cru Alsatian about the savoury and searing coolness in this style, as if it were more than just the sum of chardonnay parts, like some hypothetical pinot blanc and perhaps auxerrois. There is some reductiveness, a lovely washed rind cheese, lemon scrape melted into curd and fine bitters. The flavours are really quite lemony tart. Striking really....you have to admire Ann Sperling's decision based on lees contact time.

- Michael Godel, WineAlign
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