Quails’ Gate Stewart Family Reserve Chardonnay 2012, VQA Okanagan Valley
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Critic Reviews (8)
Although wood is noted off the top, alongside a lightly reductive edge and notable leesy character (yeasty-creamy),...
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Aggregate final score from judges at the 2014 National Wine Awards of Canada. June 2014
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Year after year this wine produces the goods. It is classic chardonnay but done very, very well. The nose has peach,...
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Stewart Family Reserve Chardonnay has become a true Okanagan classic. The 2012 superbly combines exuberant green...
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This is a very intense, generous and elegant chardonnay, but I would age it a year or two to integrate the oak and...
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At this point in time it leans neither east nor west, both to the orchard and to a tropical forest. Juicy palate with...
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Strong flinty mineral nose that is a bit reductive but this is a popular style in cool climate Chardonnay these days....
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Polish is apparent immediately. Spiced brioche, rich cream, popcorn, French perfume and vanilla aromas carry through...
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