Checkmate, Attack Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, 2015

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Tasted by: Tina Gellie
(at London, Invalid DateTime)
This small-lot wine – from an estate in the same portfolio as Mission Hill – sees lees stirring and 16 months' ageing in two foudres, 50% new. It's delicate yet concentrated with real wet-stone salinity and excellent acid drive, packed with ripe Asian pears, honeydew melon and deft oak spicing.
Producer
Checkmate
Brand
Attack Chardonnay
Vintage
2015
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Appellation
Okanagan Valley
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
13.90%
Grapes
100% Chardonnay