Naramata Bench, British Columbia
PRICE: $19.90/bottle
CSPC: +029454
FORMAT: 12x750mL
AVAILABILITY: SPLTY, Good Stock Available Light golden in color with aromas of fresh lemons, pears and spring blossoms in full bloom. Flavours of peach & pineapple with hints of pink grapefruit. The 2012 Pinot Gris combines a voluptuous mid pallet with a zippy backbone of acidity that builds to a hint of sweetness on the finish. Chef Bruno recommends pairing the Pinot Gris 2012 with the Vanilla Pod's signature Paella dish. Winemaking NotesMade from 100% estate grown fruit; 93% of the fruit came from our Naramata Bench vineyards and 7% came from our Osoyoos vineyards. The fruit was pressed after 3 hours of skin contact to extract additional aromatics and fermented cold to preserve the signature fruit flavours. The various parcels of juice were inoculated with 3 different yeast cultures in order to allow complexity & mouth-feel to develop without over manipulation. The secondary malolactic fermentation was inhibited to allow the Pinot Gris to be a perfect expression of the fruit from the vineyard. Find POPLAR GROVE wines at the BCLDB - Click for store availability
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POPLAR GROVE WINERY
The Beginning
Poplar Grove Winery is located on the slopes of the Naramata Bench, a premier wine growing area just outside Penticton, British Columbia. One of the original 5 wineries on the Naramata Bench, Poplar Grove was founded in 1993 when Ian Sutherland dedicated 2.5 acres of land to the planting of Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes. The first vintage was released in the fall of 1995, with the Poplar Grove Cabernet Franc receiving top honours at the Okanagan International Wine Festival. Over the past 19 years, Poplar Grove's vision has remained the same: to make world-class wines that reflect the spirit of the Okanagan Valley terroir. Each year, the wine making team handcrafts the Poplar Grove wines with care, being true to their mandate to guide the winemaking process with little or no interruption of the natural process.
Today
In 2007, Tony Holler became Poplar Grove's majority owner and President, with Ian Sutherland and Barrie Sali completing the new ownership team. The Holler family brought with them 110 acres of prime vineyard sites located throughout the Southern Okanagan Valley, appropriately names Holler Estate Vineyards. The addition of the new vineyards allows Poplar Grove wines to be made from 100% estate grown fruit. The viticulture team supports the estate vineyards by practicing a sustainable farming program that works with the complexity and variability of the individual vineyards resulting in grapes that are the optimum expression of the local terroir. Ian Sutherland continues as the Executive Winemaker at Poplar Grove. In 2008 Stefan Arnason took on the position of Winemaker and in 2011, Nadine Allandar was names Assistant Winemaker. Together the wine making team hand-crafts wine from the quality fruit harvested from each of the estate vineyards with the goal of guiding the process to allow the true expression of the fruit to shine through.
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