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Time Family of Wines McWatters Collection Chardonnay 2020 Wine Review

Time Family of Wines McWatters Collection Chardonnay 2020

Time Family of Wines McWatters Collection Chardonnay 2020

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

Community Score:94/100

Community Reviews: 1

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Price: $34.99

Drink: 2022-2025

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: White Wine


Winery: Time Family of Wines

Pricing & Stock Information

  • AGLC
  • 752372

Reviews and Ratings

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 94/100 with the following review:

I have one word for this Chardonnay. Amazing! Well, actually more than one word. McWatters Collection 2020 Chardonnay is lush, elegant and beautifully crafted. A lot of thought went into this complex but easy to read Chardonnay with a lot of finesse. The wine is dry, medium-plus-bodied, not heavy, more voluptuous with pitch-perfect balance of acidity and well-integrated oak spice. It's like sipping on buttered popcorn, ripe golden apple, lemon curd, toffee, vanilla cream, pepper and nutmeg spice, smooth and mouth-filling with a lingering flinty mineral kiss. It is a happy marriage between Napa Valley and Burgundy Chardonnay wine styles (can that really happen?) : )

For the 2020 vintage, grapes were sourced from Mirror Lake and Hayne Creek Vineyards, whole bunch pressed, 100% barrel fermented (20% in new French oak) including post fermentation lees stirring and full malolactic conversion. Crafted by winemaker Lynzee Schatz. Tasted March 2022.

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