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Tribute Series Chardonnay 2018 - Gordon A. Smith
Tribute Series Chardonnay 2018 - Gordon A. Smith

Tribute Series Chardonnay 2018 - Gordon A. Smith

$40.96
93 Points - David Lawrason, Wine Align

Harvested from our estate-operated vineyard on Old Main Road in Naramata, BC. The vineyard was originally planted in 1996 with 100% Chardonnay vines. The wine aged for 11 months in 100% French oak (22% new).

The Tribute Series was a dedication to a Canadian for an outstanding achievement in their field. Between 2006 and 2020, the Meyer Family donated $75,000 towards various not-for profit foundations, endowments and scholarship as a way of encouraging or honouring the legacies of these Canadians. More information on our Tribute Series program here.

Specifications

  • Alcohol 13.5%
  • Acidity 7 g/L
  • Aging 7 - 10 years
  • Appellation Naramata
  • Bottling Date September 3rd, 2019
  • Harvest Date September 21st & 27th, 2018
  • ph 3.53
  • Region Okanagan Valley
  • Sub-region Naramata
  • Type White
  • Varietal Chardonnay
  • Vineyard Old Main Road Vineyard
  • Vintage 2018
  • Winemaker Chris Carson

  • Notes

    Winemaker Notes

    At the winery the fruit was fed directly into the press with an ensuing long gentle pressing employed. Only the finest, purest juice from the early stages of the pressing was used for this wine with the more astringent so called “hard press” kept separate. A long cool fermentation began in stainless steel vessels where it remained for most of the ferment. The must was then transferred to 100% French oak (22% new) to complete fermentation. The wine was left “sur lees” for 11 months without battonage. A natural malolactic fermentation occurred in late spring. In keeping with our philosophy to maintain as much as possible a hands-off approach in the cellar to allow the true expression of the terroir this wine is unfined and unfiltered. 

    Vineyard Notes

    Our family owned “Old Main Road Vineyard” is located on a terrace on the famed Naramata Bench, BC and was originally planted in 1996 with 100% Chardonnay vines. The vineyard has a gentle northerly aspect with the soil comprised of alluvial deposits making up a silt loam overlaying a clay loam.  The northerly aspects of the vineyard cause the vines to slowly ripen the fruit producing a greater spectrum of flavor while still retaining a good level of acidity and minerality. Although we are not certified organic, we practice organic/sustainable farming principles.

    Production Notes

    640 cases produced.

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