About this product
Canada's most internationally acclaimed Chardonnay — from the Fool's Mate vineyard on Osoyoos Lake's clay-loam soils. Whole-cluster pressed with indigenous yeast, fermented in French barriques (40% new), aged 18 months on lees. Pale gold; complex white peach, lemon curd, toasted hazelnuts, and a mineral-clay depth rare in North American Chardonnay. Excellent structure; ages beautifully for 10+ years.
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The definitive Pacific Canadian pairing — CheckMate's lees-derived creaminess and mineral precision matches Dungeness crab's sweet, rich flesh; chervil bridges the herbal note in the wine.
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The wine's toasted hazelnut and citrus-mineral depth is the ideal companion to Pacific halibut's clean, meaty texture; caper beurre blanc bridges the wine's citrus-mineral core.
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Canadian terroir pairing — Okanagan Chardonnay with Okanagan aged Gouda; the wine's hazelnut-mineral complexity resonates with the aged cheese; honeycomb bridges the Chardonnay's lees sweetness.
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