Honey yellow in colour, with intriguing aromas of candied almonds, orange blossom, and butterscotch. This wine's elaborate flavour profile develops with every sip. The palate is greeted with warm apple torte. Pleasant peach and pineapple are prominent with hints of vanilla bean and a lingering note of coconut. Light French oak barrel aging adds flavours of pecans to the wine's long, silky finish.
Chardonnay involves the most complex winemaking methods in the Poplar Grove white wine program. The wine is sourced from five individual estate blocks located 55% in Osoyoos and 45% on the Naramata Bench. The vineyard team harvested the fruit on five separate dates to ensure the different blocks were at optimal maturity in brix and flavour profile. Each of these blocks were processed and fermented separately. The majority of the Chardonnay is fermented in stainless steel tanks while the remaining 20% is fermented in new French oak Burgundian barrels. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in the barrel fermented portion of this wine.
