Hand picked and hand sorted grapes destemmed and pressed into stainless steel to settle for 24 hours then racked into a combination of French oak (24% new) and stainless steel for 9 months before bottling.
215 6 pack cases produced.
Aroma: Mango, apricot, peach, Matsu apples and toffee. The oak is well integrated into the wine preventing “oak embarrassment” prevalent with many oaked Chardonnay efforts.
Palate: Rich, elegant, smooth and clean with a moderately long and creamy satisfying finish. No annoying acidity threatening the sanctity of the wine.
Personality: High class wine am I. Superb sipping wine.
Food Match: Roast tenderloin pork with sage potatoes and parsnips. Chicken in a tarragon/wine/chicken stock/cream sauce. Asian style popcorn. The winery makes several food pairing suggestions with my vote going to “Indian chicken curries”.
Cellarbility: Drinking beautifully now and will continue high on the satisfaction meter until 2029-year end. The winery thinks it can age into 2033.
Price: $36.87 CDN.
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 93/100. Gismondi on Wines 90.
(Stag’s Hollow 2022 Renaissance Chardonnay Herrera Vineyard, Similkameen Valley BC VQA, Stag’s Hollow Winery, Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, 750 mL, 12.6%).
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