ABOUT   RETAILERS & AGENTS   CONTACT          
WineScores
Because We All Want to Know the Score!
Join WineScores!
It's Free!
Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Blanc de Blancs, Okanagan Valley
94 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2009
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $40.0 + price will vary
Winery: $39.9

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -402594
Had this wine? Rate It.
WineScores' Review

Exciting, powerful, profound.
Blue Mountain is setting incredibly high standards in the Canadian traditional method sparkling wine category. Their family estate is well established, their conscientious viticulture and winemaking practices come from a solid understanding of what works for their site, and their fervent belief in who they are (as an estate) comes through in each and every wine they make.
Undeniably exciting, that's what is in this bottle. Made entirely from selected estate Chardonnay it is aged, after bottle fermentation, for five-and-a-half years on lees to add complexity. It is a profound fizz, offering aromas of warm apple turnovers, browned butter, roasted nuts, charred orange peel, and savoury spice, underscored by coriander seed. The mousse has wonderful levity; it is both powerful and complex with grilled lemons, bread dough and golden fruits. The finish is wonderfully long and mouthwatering.
As reviewed in Vines Magazine, winter 2016.
Second review, Nov 2017: Just as precise, mouth-filling and nervy as it was when I tasted it last year. And, just as profound with that overarching acidity I love in this wine.

 
Recommended Pairings
Wedding Wines, Good First Impressions, First Date, French Food, Creamy Dishes, Aperitifs, Cocktails, Desserts


©copyright 2012 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores reviewed - 2017-11-24 10:57:48.0

Like this wine? Try These

Reviews: 60, Pages: 1 of 1, 1
Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Reserve Brut Okanagan Valley BC
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2014
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $50.0 + price will vary
Winery: $49.9

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -852129

Ranking: 63.000088
Had this wine? Rate It.

Copain 'Les Voisins' Chardonnay, Anderson Valley, California
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: California Sonoma
Vintage: 2017
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $50.0 +price will vary
ON: $42.95 +646158

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001871
Had this wine? Rate It.

Clos du Soleil 'Winemaker's Series' Whispered Secret Vineyard Pinot Gris, Similkameen Valley, BC
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Similkameen Valley DVA
Vintage: 2021
Price:
Winery: $22.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -112876

Ranking: 30.001849
Had this wine? Rate It.

Lunessence Winery & Vineyard Pinot Blanc Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Okanagan Valley
Vintage: 2022
Price:
Winery: $26.0

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001787
Had this wine? Rate It.

Lunessence Winery & Vineyard Estate Sigle Vineyard 'Field Blend' White Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Okanagan Valley
Vintage: 2022
Price:
Winery: $27.0

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001729
Had this wine? Rate It.

Fort Berens Estate Winery Pinot Gris, British Columbia
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Fraser Canyon - Lillooet
Vintage: 2021
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $20.0 + price may vary
Winery: $21.99

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001719
Had this wine? Rate It.

Clos du Soleil Fume Blanc, Okanagan Valley
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Similkameen Valley DVA
Vintage: 2022
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $25.0 + price will vary
Winery: $24.9 sold out

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -298059

Ranking: 30.001718
Had this wine? Rate It.

Fort Berens Estate Winery Reserve 'White Gold', Lillooet, BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Fraser Canyon - Lillooet
Vintage: 2021
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $30.0 + price will vary
Winery: $29.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -541011

Ranking: 30.001662
Had this wine? Rate It.

Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Chardonnay, Okangan Valley BC
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2018
Price:
AB: $30.0 + price will vary
BC Private Wine Stores: $30.0 + price will vary
ON: $31.0
Quebec: $31.0
Winery: $28.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -350108

Ranking: 30.001654
Had this wine? Rate It.

Corcelettes Estate Winery 'Micro-lot Series' Chardonnay, Similkameen Valley, BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Similkameen Valley DVA
Vintage: 2020
Price:
Winery: $34.9 250ml

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001607
Had this wine? Rate It.

Mt. Boucherie Pinot Gris, Similkameen Valley, BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: Okanagan Valley West Bank
Vintage: 2020
Price:
BC: $21.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -602094

Ranking: 30.001598
Had this wine? Rate It.

Steller's Jay 'Mountain Jay' Brut, Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: Okanagan Valley Peachland / Summerland
Vintage: 2016
Price:
BC: $22.99
Winery: $22.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -264879

Ranking: 30.001574
Had this wine? Rate It.

Hester Creek 'Old Vine Trebbiano, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan BC
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2021
Price:
Winery: $23.99 Sold Out

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001514
Had this wine? Rate It.

Vina Cobos 'Felino' Chardonnay, Mendoza, Argentina
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2018
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $20.0 +price will vary

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -40758

Ranking: 30.001487
Had this wine? Rate It.

Liquidity Wines Estate Chardonnay Okanagan Falls, BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Okanagan Valley
Vintage: 2018
Price:
Winery: $26.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -748830

Ranking: 30.001462
Had this wine? Rate It.

Hester Creek 'Old Vines Block 16' Trebbiano, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2019
Price:
Winery: $22.95

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001443
Had this wine? Rate It.

Bellingham 'The Bernard Series' Old Vine Chenin Blanc, Coastal Region South Africa
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2017
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $25.0 +price will vary
Quebec: $25.05

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -897710

Ranking: 30.001398
Had this wine? Rate It.

Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Oregon
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2017
Price:
BC: $46.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -231944

Ranking: 30.001392
Had this wine? Rate It.

Blue Grouse Estate Winery Pinot Gris, Cowichan Valley BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Vancouver Island DVA
Vintage: 2019
Price:
Winery: $26.0 sold out at winery

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001354
Had this wine? Rate It.

UpperCase Winery Chardonnay, British Columbia
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2021
Price:
Winery: $24.99

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001339
Had this wine? Rate It.

Mission Hill Family Estate 'Reserve' White Meritage, Okanagan Valley, BC
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: Okanagan Valley West Bank
Vintage: 2019
Price:
Winery: $22.0

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001323
Had this wine? Rate It.

Lunessence Winery & Vineyard Marsanne Roussanne Viognier, Okanagan Valley BC
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Okanagan Valley
Vintage: 2018
Price:
Winery: $28.0

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.0013
Had this wine? Rate It.

Domaine Drouhin 'Arthur' Chardonnay, Dundee Hills, Oregon
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2018
Price:
BC: $43.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -231944

Ranking: 30.001281
Had this wine? Rate It.

Culmina Family Winery 'No. 020 Perle de Rose' Sparkling Wine, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley, BC
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Golden Mile Bench
Vintage: NV
Price:
Winery: $35.0

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001269
Had this wine? Rate It.

Ken Forrester Vineyards Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: South Africa Stellenbosch
Vintage: 2019
Price:
BC: $21.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -120202

Ranking: 30.001224
Had this wine? Rate It.

Mission Hill Family Estate 'Jagged Rock Vineyard' Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, BC
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: Okanagan Valley West Bank
Vintage: 2018
Price:
BC: $45.0

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001216
Had this wine? Rate It.

Bellingham 'The Bernard Series' Old Vine Chenin Blanc, Coastal Region South Africa
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2019
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $27.0 +price will vary
Quebec: $26.45

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -897710

Ranking: 30.001164
Had this wine? Rate It.

Blue Grouse 'Quill' Pinot Gris, Cowichan Valley BC
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Vancouver Island DVA
Vintage: 2021
Price:
Restaurants : $0.0 Tap & Barrel

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001142
Had this wine? Rate It.

Harper's Trail 'Thadd Springs Vineyard' Reserve Cabernet Franc, British Columbia
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2020
Price:
Winery: $42.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -386546

Ranking: 30.001092
Had this wine? Rate It.

Fort Berens Estate Winery Pinot Gris, British Columbia
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Fraser Canyon - Lillooet
Vintage: 2022
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $25.0 + price may vary
Winery: $23.49

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001082
Had this wine? Rate It.

Clos du Soleil Fume Blanc, Okanagan Valley
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Similkameen Valley DVA
Vintage: 2020
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $22.0 + price will vary
Winery: $20.9

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -298059

Ranking: 30.001074
Had this wine? Rate It.

Bernard~Massard 'Cuvee de L'Ecusson' Rose Brut, Luxembourg
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: NV
Price:
BC: $35.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -95925

Ranking: 30.001065
Had this wine? Rate It.

Fort Berens Estate Winery Pinot Gris, British Columbia
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Fraser Canyon - Lillooet
Vintage: 2020
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $20.0 + price may vary
Winery: $19.99

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001063
Had this wine? Rate It.

Freixenet 'Cordon Negro' Gran Seleccion Cava, Spain
88 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: NV
Price:
BC: $16.49

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -88591

Ranking: 30.001015
Had this wine? Rate It.

Harper's Trail 'Thadd Springs Vineyard' Reserve Chardonnay, British Columbia
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2021
Price:
Winery: $38.99

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.001009
Had this wine? Rate It.

Mt. Boucherie Pinot Gris, Similkameen Valley, BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: Okanagan Valley West Bank
Vintage: 2019
Price:
BC: $19.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -602094

Ranking: 30.000923
Had this wine? Rate It.

Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Estate Cuvee Chardonnay, Okangan Valley BC
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2019
Price:
AB: $30.0 + price will vary
BC Private Wine Stores: $30.0 + price will vary
ON: $31.0
Quebec: $31.0
Winery: $28.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -350108

Ranking: 30.000901
Had this wine? Rate It.

Scattered Earth Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, South Africa
89 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2020
Price:
BC: $14.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -106529

Ranking: 30.000879
Had this wine? Rate It.

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2019
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $25.0 + price will vary
Winery: $25.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -510941

Ranking: 30.000856
Had this wine? Rate It.

Hester Creek 'Old Vines Block 16' Trebbiano, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan BC
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2020
Price:
Winery: $22.95

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.000855
Had this wine? Rate It.

Hester Creek Chardonnay, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2019
Price:
BC: $25.0 + price will vary
Winery: $22.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -467258

Ranking: 30.000837
Had this wine? Rate It.

Meyer Family Vineyards 'McLean Creek Road' Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley BC
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Okanagan Valley
Vintage: 2019
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $35.0 + price will vary
Winery: $31.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -139717

Ranking: 30.000811
Had this wine? Rate It.

Quails' Gate 'Stewart Family Reserve' Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: Okanagan Valley West Bank
Vintage: 2020
Price:
BC: $49.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -639641

Ranking: 30.000801
Had this wine? Rate It.

Brewer~Clifton Chardonnay, Santa Rita Hills, California
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2017
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $55.0 +price will vary

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.000796
Had this wine? Rate It.

Fort Berens Estate Winery Reserve 'White Gold', British Columbia
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Fraser Canyon - Lillooet
Vintage: 2018
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $30.0 + price will vary
Winery: $29.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -541011

Ranking: 30.000726
Had this wine? Rate It.

Fort Berens Estate Winery Pinot Gris, British Columbia
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Fraser Canyon - Lillooet
Vintage: 2019
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $20.0 + price may vary
Winery: $18.49

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.000691
Had this wine? Rate It.

Blue Grouse Estate Winery Ortega, Cowichan Valley BC
89 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Vancouver Island DVA
Vintage: 2021
Price:
Winery: $26.0

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.000685
Had this wine? Rate It.

Okanagan Crush Pad 'Free Form' Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley, BC
89 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2018
Price:
Winery: $33.0

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.000675
Had this wine? Rate It.

Louis Bouillot 'Perle d'Aurore' Cremant Brut Rose, Bourgogne, France
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: NV
Price:
BC: $29.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -494856

Ranking: 30.00067
Had this wine? Rate It.

Quails' Gate 'Stewart Family Reserve' Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
93 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: Okanagan Valley West Bank
Vintage: 2019
Price:
BC: $44.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -639641

Ranking: 30.000632
Had this wine? Rate It.

Clos du Soleil 'Winemaker's Series' Whispered Secret Vineyard Pinot Gris, Similkameen Valley, BC
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Similkameen Valley DVA
Vintage: 2022
Price:
Winery: $24.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -112876

Ranking: 30.000619
Had this wine? Rate It.

Hester Creek Chardonnay, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2020
Price:
BC: $25.0 + price will vary
Winery: $22.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -467258

Ranking: 30.000613
Had this wine? Rate It.

Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Estate Cuvee Chardonnay, Okangan Valley BC
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: 2020
Price:
AB: $30.0 + price will vary
BC Private Wine Stores: $30.0 + price will vary
ON: $31.0
Quebec: $31.0
Winery: $28.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -350108

Ranking: 30.000486
Had this wine? Rate It.

Clos du Soleil 'Winemaker's Series' Whispered Secret Vineyard Pinot Gris, Similkameen Valley, BC
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Similkameen Valley DVA
Vintage: 2020
Price:
Winery: $22.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -112876

Ranking: 30.000394
Had this wine? Rate It.

Noble Ridge 'Noble' Meritage, Okanagan Falls, BC
90 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Okanagan Valley
Vintage: 2018
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $22.0 +price will vary
Winery: $22.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -24607

Ranking: 30.000353
Had this wine? Rate It.

Bernard~Massard 'Cuvee de L'Ecusson' Brut, Luxembourg
91 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: NV
Price:
BC: $36.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -95925

Ranking: 30.000313
Had this wine? Rate It.

Louis Bouillot 'Perle d'Aurore' Cremant Brut Rose, Bourgogne, France
89 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: NV
Price:
BC: $26.99

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -494856

Ranking: 30.000256
Had this wine? Rate It.

Lunessence Winery & Vineyard Viognier, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: British Columbia Okanagan Valley
Vintage: 2022
Price:
Winery: $30.0

BC CSPC:
Ranking: 30.000227
Had this wine? Rate It.

Castell D'Or Brut Cava
89 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region:
Vintage: NV
Price:
BC Private Wine Stores: $17.0 +price will vary

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -350476

Ranking: 30.000216
Had this wine? Rate It.

Mission Hill Family Estate Reserve Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

Other Readers Rated this Wine:
Region: Okanagan Valley West Bank
Vintage: 2022
Price:
Winery: $22.0

BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -677658

Ranking: 30.000194
Had this wine? Rate It.

Reviews: 60, Pages: 1 of 1, 1
 

WineDiva.ca was launched prior to WineScores, in February 2004. WineDiva is the alter ego of Daenna Van Mulligen. She wears a cork tiara and is proof that a girl can have her w(h)ine and drink it too! WineDiva.ca is a tongue-in-cheek approach to a very serious passion for all things wine. WineDiva’s goal is to make wine fun, subtly educational & deviously inspirational. Vintage reciting wine snobs need not apply. WineDiva is painting the wine world pink and drinking it all in, and her glass is always (at least) half-full.

WineScores is the more serious follow up to WineDiva.ca. WineScores was born from the demand to see wine writer Daenna Van Mulligen provide scores on her wine reviews. These are numerical scores based on a 100 point scale – an internationally recognized form of rating wines. These numbers provide a snapshot for consumers on how the wine reviewer views the overall quality of the wine. For more information on scoring wine, go to “about”.

We do not share your email address with anyone. Your email address will be used for the WineDiva newsletter You can opt out of receiving the newsletter anytime.

All material copyrighted. Unauthorized use is prohibited.                                                                                                            Contact | Home