Averill Creek Vineyard 2008 Pinot Grigio (Cowichan Valley) Vancouver Island - BCCost: $18 (Direct from winery)
Date Tasted: September 5th, 2009
Tasting Notes: Fermented in stainless steel this wine, along with its Pinot Gris cousin, show the skills that the Averill Creek team have in the handling of white varieties. This is a gold medal winner at the All Canadian Wine Championships which showcases all the fruit and mineral flavours that an expertly made Pinot Gris can offer in the cool-climate appellation of Cowichan Valley.
The Averill Creek Vineyards offer a terroir of sometimes steep, south facing slopes at the base of Prevost Mountain in Canada's only Maritime Mediterranean climatic zone. The appellation has the warmest mean year-round temperature anywhere in Canada. All of the grapes are estate grown and managed. This is a winery to watch.
- Liam Carrier ©copyright 2009 IconWines.ca
- Liam Carrier ©copyright 2009 IconWines.ca
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