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Hester Creek Estate Winery Chardonnay 2023 Wine Review

Hester Creek Estate Winery Chardonnay 2023

Hester Creek Estate Winery Chardonnay 2023

Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:92/100

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Price: $24.99

Drink: 2024-2027

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: White Wine


Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery

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

Hester Creek Estate Winery Chardonnay (2023) is fresh, silky and mouth-filling with ripe yellow apple, Bartlett pear, Meyer lemon, a hint of garden herbs and a lingering toasty vanilla-crème brûlée finish. So enticing on the nose and palate! The winery suggests pairing it with a smoked sable fish and a lemon beurre blanc dish, which we did, and it was a spot-on pairing. Tasted December 2024.

The Chardonnay grapes for this vintage were hand-harvested from two South Okanagan vineyards. Grapes were hand-sorted, whole cluster pressed, and the wine juice was cold settled for five days prior to fermentation. The wine was aged in French oak barrels for 10 months, and a weekly bâtonnage took place in a combination of new and neutral oak barrels giving the wine its beautiful layers and rounded mouthfeel. Drink or hold to 2028.

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