Kettle Valley
Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
Deep golden colour with great body, absolutely fantastic. Tropical nose and palate with long mineral finish. Has some desert wine characteristics. Fascinating and I wish I had another bottle because I love it.
Deep golden colour with great body, absolutely fantastic. Tropical nose and palate with long mineral finish. Has some desert wine characteristics. Fascinating and I wish I had another bottle because I love it.
Aug 21st, 2016The 2011 vintage reminds me of the "lemon bar" frozen custard you can get at the American Cheesesteak Company here in Vancouver. Fabulous and refreshing! Each of the vintages of this wine have a slightly different story to tell mostly related to their level of "butterscotchiness". The 2011 really is more about the lemon. Yummy!
The 2011 vintage reminds me of the "lemon bar" frozen custard you can get at the American Cheesesteak Company here in Vancouver. Fabulous and refreshing! Each of the vintages of this wine have a slightly different story to tell mostly related to their level of "butterscotchiness". The 2011 really is more about the lemon. Yummy!
Nov 16th, 2015The 2010 vintage sampled five years later is interesting in how it differs from the younger 2013 sampled in the same tasting. A lot more semillon coming through on the 2010. Not exactly in a Hunter Valley sense, but enough to swirl flavors around in the glass and for the wine to change between sips. No more bright orchard flavors. Still the caramel and butterscotch. Lemon. Chinese five spice. Some structure remains. A very challenging wine at this age. Not necessarily better or worse with the added age, but entirely different!
The 2010 vintage sampled five years later is interesting in how it differs from the younger 2013 sampled in the same tasting. A lot more semillon coming through on the 2010. Not exactly in a Hunter Valley sense, but enough to swirl flavors around in the glass and for the wine to change between sips. No more bright orchard flavors. Still the caramel and butterscotch. Lemon. Chinese five spice. Some structure remains. A very challenging wine at this age. Not necessarily better or worse with the added age, but entirely different!
Oct 6th, 2015This 2013 vintage is full of orchard aroma. Big bodied. A nice sweetness. Sugar and butterscotch.
This 2013 vintage is full of orchard aroma. Big bodied. A nice sweetness. Sugar and butterscotch.
Oct 6th, 2015
