Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Chardonnay 2019 Wine Review

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Chardonnay 2019

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:89/100

Community Reviews: 7

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Price: $27.95

Drink: 2022-2025

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: White Wine

Winery: Tinhorn Creek Vineyards

Agent: Andrew Peller Limited

More Vintages: 2016 2014 2012

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Reviews and Ratings

Jennifer Havers - WSET Level 3 rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

A beautiful, rich, and balanced Chardonnay, from vineyards located in the Golden Mile. Aromas of lemon, golden apple and pineapple, with notes of hazelnut, honey and warm spice. Medium bodied, with medium+ acidity, and a soft, creamy texture. Fruit on the palate is fresh, crisp, and ripe, with a slight mineral and spice note on the finish. Lovely! Enjoy with pan-seared scallops.

Lynn van der Linde - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

A luscious chardonnay with a crisp finish, from the Okanagan Valley area of British Columbia.
Aroma of ripe golden pineapple, toasted almonds and honey transforming into a mouth watering citrus and starfruit flavour.
A beautiful accompaniment to salmon served with a cream sauce.
Tasted March 2022.

Lori Kilmartin WSET3 - WSET3 Sommelier rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

Tinhorn Creek makes this wine by fermenting some of the grapes in stainless steel and some in 1-2 year old french oak barriques. The result is there is still a crispness to the wine with the added aromas and flavours of oak.
On the nose, apple, lemon, caramel and vanilla. Flavours of citrus and butter. It's a bit like taking a mouthful of buttered popcorn sprinkled with lime zest! Dry with 13% alcohol. Medium acidity and body with a medium/long finish.
If you live on the west coast this would pair beautifully with a poached salmon and lemon/caper cream sauce. Tasted March 24/2022

Pamela Chiles rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Elegant and balanced - green apple and citrus aromas up front, spice, burnt caramel and butter follow. Very creamy mouthfeel exuding buttered popcorn, yellow apple and soft spices. Try this Chardonnay with chicken or fish.
Tasted March 2022

Christian Marcoux rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

The Tinhorn Creek 2019 is a creamy and delicious Chardonnay from the Okanagan Valley. Beautiful aromas of cooked pineapple, apricot, mango, citrus blossom, butter, saline, toffee, baking spice and hazelnut. Medium body, a nice level of acidity, and a silky finish that provide a delicious experience with every sip. Rich flavors of mango, pear, lime peel, chalk, mushroom, baking spice and pie crust. Enjoy!

Melanie Lloyd - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

This Chardonnay from the Golden Mile region of the Okanagan Valley is subdued on the nose. Even after letting it warm up, I searched out the aromas to let them slowly reveal themselves to me. I found subtle notes of yellow apple, lemon, vanilla bean, hints of both pineapple and banana, and a bit of oak.

Full-bodied and dry on the palate with fresh acidity. Notes of lemon with just a touch of yellow apple, saline minerality, and a nutty finish.

This would pair well with Chicken Alfredo, chicken pot pie or smoked salmon.

Tasted April 2022

L.J. Palmer WSET 3 rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

A medium gold coloured wine, dry, medium plus acidity, medium alcohol and medium bodied. The wine has a pronounced aroma of yeast, brioche, bread dough, vanilla, spice, over ripe pineapple, musky melon, herbal note of anise and Meyer lemon. Because it is BBQ season I tried it with grilled veggies, nicely caramelized but while an acceptable match it was much better with Swiss cheese and Parmesan crisps and Swiss cheese fondue. A pleasant wine.

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