Charming, juicy, divine.
Divine and dry, Michael Bartier's 100% Muscat Ottonel was grown in Summerland on sandy loam topsoil with sandy silt subsoils, it was whole cluster fermented, and aged in stainless for six months.
It has a lively nose of lemon-lime woven with crunchy stone fruits, wildflower talc, white grapes and honey. Gentle on the entry is grows racier mid-palate and leads to a lip-smacking finish. Juicy and precise, this is singular and charming white.
©copyright 2020 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - October 13th, 2020

Golden, juicy, easy.
Golden in colour with pink glints and aromas of pears and guava, tangerine and honeysuckle with faint undertones of wet stones. Off-dry on the palate juicy, with good concentration and easy drinking.
A straightforward white for holiday dinners.
©copyright 2018 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - November 22nd, 2018

Juicy, silky, classic.
Without doubt, Michael Bartier is one of British Columbia's most talented and humble winemakers. He makes honest wines and trusts the site and the fruit to dictate the wine. For wine club members only, the Pinot Noir grapes offered to Michael for this wine come from Naramata and it was aged 17 months in neutral French oak barrels and tank.
Classic styling, it offers aromas of forest floor and spice, tealeaf, sour cherry and cranberry, dried violets, cedar, leather and star anise. It's juicy and silky and the palate is more grounded than the nose. Lovely fruit expression with a long fresh finish.
©copyright 2023 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - July 24th, 2023

Juicy, silky, classic.
Michael Bartier makes honest wines; he trusts the site and the fruit to dictate the wine. For wine club members only, the Pinot Noir (97%) comes from Kamloops and the Petit Verdot (3%) from the Similkameen Valley. It was aged 17 months in neutral French oak barrels and tank.
A warmly fragrant wine with lovely sweet cherry and raspberry aromas, vanilla and purple flowers, pipe tobacco and cedar, vanilla and white pepper. It's light-bodied and charming but also earthy and thoughtful. Good length and balance.
©copyright 2024 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - June 21st, 2024

New Review: April 2025
Forest floor and cedar, cherry and raspberry, wild herbs, bacon fat and leather aromas lead to a juicy palate brimming with juicy red fruit. Lovely purity here; it is seamless and earthy with classic Pinot character.
©copyright 2024 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - April 21st, 2015

Juicy, silky, classic.
Michael Bartier makes honest wines; he trusts the site and the fruit to dictate the wine. For wine club members only, the Pinot Noir (97%) comes from Kamloops and the Petit Verdot (3%) from the Similkameen Valley. It was aged 17 months in neutral French oak barrels and tank.
A warmly fragrant wine with lovely sweet cherry and raspberry aromas, vanilla and purple flowers, pipe tobacco and cedar, vanilla and white pepper. It's light-bodied and charming but also earthy and thoughtful. Good length and balance.
©copyright 2024 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - June 21st, 2024