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Samantha Canyonview Vineyard Chardonnaytext
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Samantha Canyonview Vineyard Chardonnay 2014

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBuilding on the success of OCP's Wine Campus Samantha Syrah, the winery made the decision to release a couple more wines under the Samantha label (there is also a Gamay). This wild ferment chardonnay was sourced from Canyonview Vineyard and aged in concrete. Earthy lees, decomposed rock and light wild herbs on the nose carry through to the medium bodied palate. Wild ferment evident (some funk here), complemented with shivering lemon pith acids, spring asparagus, green apple and underripe, crunchy pear. This sung with tender seared scallops.Tasted: 12 November 2015Tasted by: Prices:
BC$25.00750mlwinery direct; private wine shops
Producer: Haywire by Okanagan Crush PadDistributors: Le Sommelier Inc.
Renaissance Wine Merchants Ltd.
Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 777177UPC: 626990194385