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Blue Grouse Estate Winery Ortega 2019 Wine Review

Blue Grouse Estate Winery Ortega 2019

Blue Grouse Estate Winery Ortega 2019

Vancouver Island, BC V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:89/100

Community Reviews: 1

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Price: $23.99

Drink: 2020-2022

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 11.6%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: White Wine


Winery: Blue Grouse Estate Winery

Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 969600
  • $23.99 
  • Check Stock

Reviews and Ratings

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Blue Grouse Estate’s 2019 Ortega is balanced, well-structured with fruit fresh and right upfront – welcoming and friendly. Produced from 100% Ortega from the Cowichan Valley. Fragrant with lychee, orange blossom, fresh fig and mouth-filling with good acidity on the palate.

The Ortega grape is a cross between Siegerrebe and Müller-Thurgau. These estate grapes are sourced from vines 25 years of age or better. Grapes are organically-farmed with 50% dry-farmed. Wine juice was fermented to dryness (3.6 g/l residual sugar) in stainless steel tank with no malolactic fermentation but left to rest on its lees for two months for added structure and finesse.

Excellent with any seafood dish, we paired it with sweet chili grilled prawns.

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