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Black Market Wine Company Unsanctioned Series Pinot Blanc 2020

Black Market Wine Company Unsanctioned Series Pinot Blanc 2020
Black Market Wine Company Unsanctioned Series Pinot Blanc 2020

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



Community Score: 4.6/5
Community Reviews: 1
 
Price: $26.00
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 13%
 

Drink: 2021-2023

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Black Market Wine Company

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

Wow! This is one fragrant Pinot Blanc with white florals, ripe peach, creamy banana, lemon curd, white pepper spice, toasted nut and hints of minerality on the nose. The wine is dry, medium-plus-bodied with medium-plus-acidity, elegant, well-structured and silky with ripe pear, banana lemon cream, hay, nutty and vibrant on the palate and creamy as it rolls itself out with a long finish. Just lovely! Chill and enjoy with seafood dishes. We poured it with sauteed scallops in maple balsamic. Tasted May 2021.

The 2020 vintage was barrel-fermented and aged in neutral oak. And here, less is definitely more – while 2020 saw lower grape yields (only 50 cases made) fruit quality was amazing. After fermentation, the wine was aged a further 12 months in barrel, with batonnage (stirring of the lees) every two weeks to build body and texture. #30DaysofVQA
 

  


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