Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Chardonnay 2008

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Okanagan Valley, BC, VQA, Canada
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Natalie's Score: 90/100 Community Score: 4.5/5 Community Reviews: 3 Add My Review Product #: 510933 Wine Type: White Wine Add to my...CellarFavouritesShopping ListWish ListWine Lists	Price: $25.00 Alcohol: 13.5% Drink: 2011-2015 Sweetness: Dry Bottle size: 750 ml Winery: Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Agent: Appellation Wines
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Tasting note:

Loaded with vanilla-smoke, luscious pears and toasted almonds and hazelnuts. Incredibly unctuous and voluptuous with a to-die-for texture and mouth-filling weight. Sta with it though til you get a top up. Food matches: grilled halibut, lobster in butter, roast chicken.

Reviewed April 22, 2011 by Natalie MacLean

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The grapes for this wine were harvested from the Burrowing Owl Estate vineyards in September, 2008. The fruit was whole-cluster pressed and the juice drained by gravity flow into stainless steel tanks where it was chilled and allowed to settle for 24 hours to remove excess solids. It was then racked off its lees and inoculated with a mixture of preferred yeast strains selected for aromatic and textural contributions. The wine was then transferred to a mixture of barrels from our preferred coopers (90% French, 10% American, 50% new, 50% one year old) for barrel fermentation and partial malolactic fermentation. After fermentation, the wine was held in barrel for approximately 9 months and the yeast lees were stirred fortnightly to further enhance mouthfeel. The wine was then removed from barrels, stabilized and filtered in preparation for bottling.

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Serve this wine between 55-60 degrees Farenheit or 12-16 degrees Celsius. Tip: If your bottle is at room temperature, put it in ice water for about 30 minutes or in the fridge for about three hours to chill it.

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