Chardonnay Musque 2010
Released on: March 15, 2011
Colour: Mid straw with pale lime hues.
Bouquet: Floral, mineral notes with loads of citrus, green apple and pineapple.
Palate: Fresh and crisp with lime, mineral and muscat like notes with a racy finish.
Food Pairings: Paella, avocado rolls, scallop ceviche, cubano sandwhich.
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Harvest Notes
Our Chardonnay Musqué grown in our lower block consistently displays fantastic varietal character when being harvested. The Musqué block is inter-planted with our Chardonnay. Therefore, we rely on our Vineyard Manager and pickers to harvest as much Chardonnay Musqué as possible, without harvesting Chardonnay at the same time. The 2010 vintage continued the pattern of picking the Musqué at higher brix. The 2010 Chardonnay Musqué was picked at 24 brix. The development of the berries was slow and constant, which resulted in nice balanced ripening of the fruit.
Winemaking
The Oxford Companion to Wine defines the French term Musqué as meaning both perfumed and Muscat like. The Chardonnay Musqué clone is known for being extremely aromatic, and our unoaked style truly captures all that this unique variety has to offer.
The Chardonnay Musqué was handpicked on October 17th. The fruit was then whole bunch and whole berry sorted before being transferred into the press for gentle juice extraction. The pressed juice is then left to cold settle for two days before being racked, warmed and inoculated with a yeast strain that is Chardonnay friendly. The fermentation lasted 21 days at an average temperature of 14C degrees. The long cool fermentation allows for true varietal expression of this Chardonnay clone.
Double Gold - All Canadian Wine Championships 2011
Gold - All Canadian Wine Championships 2010
Gold - OWFS Fall 2010
Gold - All Canadian Wine Championships 2005
Best of Category - OWFS Spring 2010
Best of Category - All Canadian Wine Championships 2004
Silver - Canadian Wine Awards 2010
Silver - OWFS Fall 2009
Silver - OWFS Fall 2008
Silver - Meritage Made in BC 2000
Silver - Liberty Wine & Oyster Festival 2000
Bronze - Canadian Wine Awards 2008
Bronze - Canadian Wine Awards 2006
Bronze - Canadian Wine Awards 2004
Bronze - Canadian Wine Awards 2002
Finalist - OWFS Spring 2008
