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Wine Details
Price:
$16.00 per bottle
Description:
This French Colombard vineyard is a small block in our 65 year-old-vineyard in Oakville. It is not every year we get to make this wine, as it usually doesn’t ripen so each year we cross our fingers that it will be kissed by Mother Nature. This year it was. The vines were 100% Botrytized, although still low in sugar, it offered a unique wine with only 2.5% residual sugar. The fruit aromas and flavors range from peaches and apricots to pineapples and bananas – depending on which staff member you ask! The finish is snappy, making it a delightful accompaniment to a fruit, nut and cheese tray or a fabulous replacement of a traditional dessert.
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Varietal Definition
Colombard:
Better known as French Colombard in North America. Acidic grape crushed by some northern Californian producers and made into a fruity white wine of simple character in both dry and sweet versions. Mainly grown in California to provide acidic backbone for white "jug" wine blends. Still grown in France where it is used for white wine blends known as "Bordeaux Blanc" and is also used for distilling into brandy. Also widely grown in South Africa.
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