Creamy, slick, zingy.
This estate grown Pinot Blanc offers wild honey, rainforest floor/mushrooms, creamy orchard fruits and citrus peel aromas. It is zingy and is drier than the nose leads you to believe; it has a discernible earthy/wild character and a slick texture with a zesty finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 17th, 2018

Supple, easy, bubbly.
Named for the white baby grand piano, which sits in Stoneboat's tasting room, this bubbly is made in Method Cuve Close (meaning closed tank) like the sparkling Proseccos from Italy's Veneto region, are; it's also called charmat
Creamy white fruits, baker's yeast and lemon aromas evolve into a straightforward palate with a supple texture and suitable mousse.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 20th, 2018

Charming, juicy, spicy.
New screen-printed labels and a series of new selections will greet you with a whole new Stoneboat Pinot House--the wines are just as solid.
This one, made of Pinotage and Pinot Noir offers strawberry compote and red cherries, spice, leather, cocoa and white pepper with forest floor and iodine. It is fresh and juicy flavours to mimic the aromas; a wine with charm.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 17th, 2018

Approachable, tart, generous.
Made in the Method Cuve Close (meaning closed tank), which is like the sparkling Proseccos from Italy's Veneto, aka the bulk or charmat method.
It's made from 30 year-old Pinot Blanc vines and some Muller-Thurgau and offers crunchy white and yellow tree fruit aromas wrapped in citrus and bakers yeast. The palate is tart and earthy; there are some herbal flavours as well. Good generosity, medium-sized bubbles and approachable.
Fun and perfect for sipping or pair with spicier dishes, or holiday dinners.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 20th, 2018

Approachable, bouncy, quaffable.
Stoneboat makes estate wines from its home vineyard on the Black Sage gravel bar in Oliver. Constructed like a Prosecco, in the charmat (aka cuve close) method (all fermentation happens in tank) this pretty bubbly comes from 35-year-old estate Pinot Blanc vines.
It's reminiscent of a Prosecco in the glass too; delicate orchard fruit, rose scented talc and pretty citrus notes lead to an equally pristine palate. It has a fine bouncy fizz and charming character. Dry-ish and quaffable, it has summer-on-the-patio written all over it.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 12th, 2021