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Hester Creek Estate Winery Pinot Gris 2021

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

Community Score: 4.4/5
Community Reviews: 2

Price: $17.99

Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 12.9%

Drink: 2022-2023

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

A lovely, dry, fresh and intensely fruity Pinot Gris, Hester Creek Estate Winery’s Foundation Series Pinot Gris 2021 is as welcoming on the nose at it is on the palate with orange blossoms, fresh ripe pear, honeyed melon, dried quince, lemon-lime zest with just a hint of spring rain minerality on the finish, wrapped up in fresh acidity and, as always, dangerously drinkable. Tasted April 2022.

No surprise that the 2021 growing season in the South Okanagan was the driest on record, mostly because of the Heat Dome’s record-breaking heat, and was also the warmest growing season since 2015 with over 1700 GDD. The heat led to lower yields, smaller grape clusters and berry size but with a huge concentration of flavours and vibrant aromatics. Grapes were sorted, destemmed and whole berry pressed, and the wine juice was cool settled and racked to stainless steel tanks, with a long cool fermentation period of an average of 28 days at 13°C.

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