FIGARO 2023 - New Release

FIGARO 2023 - New Release! 
Club Members October 8, 2024

TASTING NOTES: 
This blend of 89% Chardonnay, 8% Viognier and 3% Marsanne offers a bright nose of citrus and ripe apple peel that leaps from the glass. On the palate, the allure of apricot, orange blossom and grapefruit pith refresh before giving way to a creamy lemon meringue texture. The finish is crisp, tart, dry and beautifully balanced. 

WINEMAKER'S NOTES
Chardonnay from Kaleden was fermented and aged in a concrete egg and the other portion of Chardonnay from Naramata in neutral oak puncheons with lees stirring for 7 months. Later blended with the small and inaugural crop of Marsanne from Naramata Outlook Vineyard was fermented and aged in neutral barrels as well as a small harvest of Viognier from Naramata was fermented and aged in neutral oak. 

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
pH 3.47, TA  7.5g/L, RS 0.1g/L Alc: 13.6%

Cellaring Notes: From 2024-2030
Bottled: April 17, 2024

Food Pairing - Saffron Risotto with Sheep's Milk Pecorino 

REVIEWER'S NOTES
John Schreiner, December 2024 92 Points

"The wine begins with aromas of apple, cantaloupe and stone fruits. It delivers a luscious bouquet of fruit to the palate, including nectarine and apple. This is such an appealing wine that it took discipline not to finish the entire bottle right away."