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Noble Estates Chardonnay(2005)
- Winery:
- Noble Estate Vineyard & Winery
- Varietal:
- Chardonnay
- Region:
- Canada > British Columbia > Okanagan Valley
- Type:
- White Wine
- User Tags:
- white grape, chardonnay, fruit, varietal, (tree) fruit, gold, clove, vinified, leesy, yeasty
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Source:
Appellation America Wine Portal
- Unlike some of its peers, Noble Ridge limits itself to a focussed portfolio of varietals – two or three reds and two whites and, one day, some sparkling wine. When it comes to Chardonnay, Noble Ridge had the good fortune to employ Michael Bartier as its winemaking consultant for its 2004 and 2005 vintages. Now the full-time winemaker at Golden Mile Cellars, Bartier has a sure touch with Chardonnay. He made national prize winning examples from that variety earlier in his career, at Hawthorne Mountain and again at Township 7; and he continues on that winning path at Golden Mile. The 2005 Noble Ridge read more...Chardonnay is another display of Bartier’s style and ability with the well-grown estate grapes at Noble Ridge. The Chardonnay was barrel-fermented and then aged in barrels (French and American) for nine months, with regular lees stirring. Lightly golden in colour, the wine starts with aromas of cloves and fruit, going on to flavours of ripe apples and peaches, with a long finish of citrus and cloves. The wine has a generous mouth-filling texture but with a balance that maintains a refreshing crispness. 89 points. (hide)
