2021 Fool's Mate Chardonnay - CheckMate Artisanal Winery

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A wine of complexity with aromas of brioche, meyer lemon, orange blossoms, and flint. The palate has a rich entry with flavours of crème fraiche, crisp stone fruit and freshly baked bread. The wine concludes with a long, mineral finish.

Vintage: 2021
Vineyard: Dekleva -Combret Vineyard, Sunset Vineyard, Jagged Rock Vineyard, Border Vista Vineyard
Aromas & Texture: Spring Orchards & Mineral

"The fruit for this wine is drawn from five South Okanagan vineyards and is a blend of seven clones. Fifty-four percent of the wine was aged in French oak barriques (68% new); 25% in a foudre and 21% in a concrete egg. This is richly textured wine with aromas of citrus and flavours of stone fruits. The finish is persistent."
94 points, John Schreiner

"It opens with inviting orchard fruits and melon before a rich palate pushing pears, nectarines, stone fruit and vanilla with excellent acidity supporting and tightening the wine from underneath."
92 points, Anthony Gismondi

2021 Fool’s Mate Chardonnay

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