Wine Specs
Harvest Date
September 13, 2024
Aging
Enjoy now or cellar up to 2 years
Bottling Date
June 4, 2025
2024 Chardonnay
New Release!
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Leading with aromas of lemon curd, melon and light toast this bright wine shows notes of citrus rind,
honeydew and subtle vanilla on the palate. The lengthy finish lends itself to many pairing options. Try serving it alongside seared lemon sable fish or cod and a light angel hair pasta.
Vineyard Notes
The 2024 vintage from Hester Creek was sourced from just south of the border in the Columbia Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA). This AVA and its sub-AVAs were chosen for the proximity and similarities to the South Okanagan with respect to terroir, varietals and viticultural history. We chose the vineyard blocks based on our
quality standards and all the winemaking was done in-house by our winemaking team. Across the sub-AVAs, bud break began in late March with a cool spring. By July, temperatures climbed to above average and balanced out the Growing Degree Days. The season produced large grape clusters with small berry sizes, leading to great quality fruit for winemaking. Each cluster of grapes for Hester Creek was hand harvested, starting with our Sauvignon Blanc on September 2, and ending with Cabernet Sauvignon on October 11. The grapes were brought to our crush pad in recyclable containers and hand sorted by our team before continuing the winemaking process.
Winemaker Notes
Our 2024 Chardonnay was hand harvested in the early hours of September 13 in the Columbia Valley AVA.
Once on the crush pad at Hester Creek, our winemaking team hand sorted the bunches before whole cluster pressing them to retain the bright aspects of the original fruit. The resulting juice was cold settled for two days prior to being racked with 85% being barrelled down into French oak and the other 15% going into stainless steel for a 10-day fermentation. After the initial fermentation, the wine went through malolactic fermentation, then aged for 10 months with weekly bâttonage. The finished wine was then racked, cross blended and bottled on June 4, 2025.
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