Cipes Ariel 1998
Premier Cuvee
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"Rich and soft textured palate which is developed and complex. Ripe stone fruit, apple, pear and a buttery, even ginger palate. Soft and creamy mouth-feel." - Decanter Magazine
"This is a distinctive, mature sparkling wine that comes in a very striking bottle. Complex, rich, toasty and appley with lovely complexity. Pear, peach and nuts with some honeyed richness. Powerful, bold and long, with a sense of deliciousness. Sweet and savoury at the same time. 92/100" - Dr. Jamie Goode, wineanorak.com
"Clear that this is the best sparkling wine BC has produced" - DJ Kearney, chief judge, Vancouver Magazine International Wine Competition
"An excellent and complex wine" - Rhys Pender, Master of Wine
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Very rich and complex with notes of custard, vegemite, brioche, orange and lemon zest, ripe apple, dried apricot, nut, and ginger.
Awards
Gold Medal - 2012 World Wine Awards
Vineyard Notes
A blend of 59% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, and 1% Pinot Meunier from the outstanding 1998 vintage. Estate grown at the organic Summerhill Vineyard in Kelowna.
Production Notes
The extended bottle aging has created deep autolytic notes and creamy bubbles.
Food Pairing Notes
Baked oysters, dungeoness crab, goat cheese
Wine Specs
Vintage
1998
Vineyard Designation
Summerhill Vineyard
Acid
7.5 g/L
pH
3.33
Residual Sugar
7.8 g/L
Alcohol %
12.5