Golden, honest, elegant.

Another honest wine from Bartier Bros., this richly hued Chardy offers beeswax, grilled baguette dripping with butter, toasted hazelnuts, brown spices, marmalade and honey. It has an attractive oxidative character with undertones of lemon peel, crunchy white fruit and mineral. It is quite succulent, with umami flavours rolling over the tongue.
Overall, elegant, toasty, ripe and entirely unique.
Pair: Roast chicken, smoked Gouda grilled cheese, creamy pastas, halibut.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 30th, 2017

Woven, honest, stylish.

Another strong wine in Michael Bartier's portfolio, this swish estate Chardonnay delivers faint toast and nuts, yellow apples, grilled lemons. Silky and fresh woven and stylish, it's a delicious and wonderfully balanced version.
Pair: Roast chicken, smoked Gouda grilled cheese, creamy pastas, halibut.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 16th, 2020

Perfumed, intense, precise.
Hailing from Summerland from the silty, sandy loam and granitic till soils of Giants Head Volcanic Cone, this striking Gewurz is boldly perfumed with peaches in honey, rose oil, mango and lychee and exotic spice. The palate is intense too; warm star anise leads the charge and is followed up with flavours of peaches, honey and kaffir lime. A drier style it has precision, concentration and persistence. A standout Gew in BC.
Pairs Great with Gone Crackers Roasted Shallot & Herb
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 10th, 2020

Seamless, stylish, fresh.
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. My favourite of his reds, this Grenache (61%)~Syrah (39%) used to be a GSM (Grenache,Syrah, Mourvedre), and is harvested from the estate vineyard on the Black Sage Bench. It was aged 16 months in 225L French oak barrels.
Cherry, vanilla, wild berries and star anise, pipe tobacco, purple flowers, white pepper and cola aromas lead to a smooth and fresh palate. Primary red fruit flavours pop on the palate alongside spice and white pepper. Stylish, seamless and wonderfully balanced.
©copyright 2023 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - July 24th, 2023

Seamless, lovely, juicy.
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. My favourite of his reds, the GSM Grenache (43%), Syrah (38%), Mourvedre (20%) is harvested from the estate vineyard on the Black Sage Bench, and was aged 16 months in 225L French oak barrels.
Raspberries and cherry twizzler notes are woven with Turkish coffee, black chocolate, violets and sweet pipe tobacco aromas. It has a silky, fresh and genuine palate and it really highlights the Grenache fruit and the Syrah's white pepper flavours. Lovely balance and cohesiveness, it then culminates in a lengthy finish of brown spice, purple berries and tea.
©copyright 2022 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - September 14th, 2022