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Tantalus Vineyards Okanagan Valley Tantalus Juveniles Chardonnay V.Q.A. 2017 Wine Review

Tantalus Vineyards Okanagan Valley Tantalus Juveniles Chardonnay V.Q.A. 2017

Tantalus Vineyards Okanagan Valley Tantalus  Juveniles Chardonnay V.Q.A. 2017

Okanagan Valley, Canada

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $31.00

Drink: 2018-2020

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 12%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: White Wine


Winery: Tantalus

Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 521807
  • $17.06 
  • Check Stock

Reviews and Ratings

Julian Park rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

A classic Chardonnay with aromas of green apple, lemon rind and a touch of fresh oyster shell. Flavours of ripe apple and Meyer lemon with just a hint of oak. Super mouthfeel with well-balanced acid. A light crisp chardonnay that will really hit its stride on a hot BC day. Amazing wine for only 6-year-old vines...that's Kelowna wine country for you!
Deborah Podurgiel - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

Tantalus Juvenile Chardonnay 2017 is so lean, crisp and youthful it fairly makes you want to sing and dance. On the nose there is ripe red apple, fresh almond, lemon-lime zest with a clean mineral finish. On the palate, the wine is crisp, lemony with ripe apple, grassy notes and finishing zesty with that clean minerality. It’s ready to enjoy now, but I’d be curious to see how it develops over the next year or two. I can see more lemon curd, marzipan and subtle nutty flavours in its future.

The Chardonnay wine grapes for this vintage were sourced for a young vineyard of six years of age and the wine was aged in both stainless-steel tank and neutral oak barrels. Chill and enjoy now on its own or with freshwater shrimp canapes.

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