Honourable Mention: 2017 Noble Ridge “The One” Grand Reserve 🔥 93+pts

BC, Okanagan Valley, VQA Okanagan Falls
78% Chardonnay, 22% Pinot Noir | Dry (2.5 g/L RS) | 12.0% ABV
93+ pts Carl’s Wine Club | 100 pts Katherine McEachnie “Master of Champagne” | 96 pts John Schreiner

This Traditional Method Sparkling, made from 78% Chardonnay and 22% Pinot Noir, is truly world-class. Its exceptional style, texture, and complexity showcase a remarkable achievement. Bravo to winemaker Benoit Gauthier!

With 66 months en tirage (a French term referring to the process of aging sparkling wine in bottles while still on the lees), this wine develops incredible depth, layered richness, and a graceful personality. The nose is highly aromatic and expressive, revealing white peach, green apple, orange blossom, pink grapefruit, freshly baked brioche, and chamomile.

The bubbles are fine, sophisticated, and perfectly aligned with the wine’s structure, creating a captivating mid-palate experience. Flavours include ripe pear, lime, golden apple, citrus, ginger-orange tea, and buttery croissant, all culminating in a stony mineral finish framed by vibrant acidity.

This is an extraordinary sparkling wine—perhaps the finest ever crafted in the Okanagan Valley. (Carl Boucher, December 3, 2024)

Production: 165 cases
Food Pairing: Oysters with mignonette, scallop ceviche
Drink: Now through 2030
Winery Price: $49.99 plus tax & deposit