2024 Blanc de Noirs
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"Blanc de Noirs," refers to a white wine made from red grapes. A small parcel of Pinot Noir was pressed quickly off its skins, resulting in the palest of peach hues. With a stylistic nod to Chardonnay, this Blanc de Noirs is rich, textural and balanced by bright, natural acidity.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2024
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Naramata Bench
Harvest Date
September 2024
Acid
5.3 g/L
pH
3.5
Aging
Now and over the next 3+ years.
Bottling Date
April 2025
Residual Sugar
4.5 g/L
Alcohol %
13.5
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
With the faintest pale rose gold in colour, the beguiling nose is full of ripe peaches, lifted floral notes, toasted almonds and hints of sweet and savoury baking spices. On the palate, you’ll find rich baked apple, peaches and cream, biscuits, marzipan and crème brulée flavours. Honey covered almonds, spicy ginger and crisp apples linger on the finish. A full-bodied and rich, yet deliciously balanced wine.
Vineyard Notes
Naramata Bench
Production Notes
A small lot of Pinot Noir was whole-cluster pressed immediately following harvesting; minimizing any maceration time. The pale Pinot Noir juice was blended and transferred into a stainless steel tank, where it was cold settled for 48 hours. It was then racked into 1 second-fill 500L French oak puncheon, and a stainless steel tank. The puncheon portion remained sur-lie, in barrel, with regular batonnage. After 5 months, once we were happy with the wine’s texture and richness it had developed, both lots were settled, racked and blended. The final wine was then stabilized, filtered and bottled.
Winemaker Notes
This unique wine remains a stylistic nod to a rich and creamy Chardonnay. As with the 2021 vintage, we were after a touch less oak influence, and increased our batonnage regimen to build texture and complexity, without potentially overpowering this vintage’s delicate fruit flavours with toasty notes. We also pulled back on the skin-contact, pressing the whole-cluster fruit off as quickly as possible, resulting in our most “blanc,” Blanc de Noirs yet.
Food Pairing Notes
Classic: Roast chicken, pork chops, dishes with cream-based sauces, creamy soups, mushroom dishes, popcorn, buttered baguette, white pizzas, crab, fish with lemon cream sauce, lobster, roasted root vegetables.
Adventurous: Fish and chips, Jamon Iberico, olives, oysters, peppery arugula salads, shredded pork tacos, truffle fries.
Other Notes
100% Pinot Noir