Poplar Grove Winery Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley

Chardonnay involves the most complex winemaking methods in the Poplar Grove white wine program. The wine is sourced from five individual estate blocks located 55% in Osoyoos and 45% on the Naramata Bench. The vineyard team harvested the fruit on five separate dates to ensure the different blocks were at optimal maturity in brix and flavour profile. Each of these blocks were processed and fermented separately. The majority of the Chardonnay is fermented in stainless steel tanks while the remaining 20% is fermented in 228L new French oak Burgundian barrels. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in the barrel fermented portion of this wine.