Winery Quails' GateOptima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected of the Winery Quails' Gate is in the top 20 of wines of Canada and in the top 10 of wines of Okanagan Valley.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected of Winery Quails' Gate in the region of British Columbia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quails' Gate's Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected.
Discover the grape variety: Optima
Intraspecific crossing between sylvaner x riesling (perhaps rieslaner) and müller-thurgau obtained in 1930 by Peter Morio (1887-1960) and Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Siebeldingen Research Institute (Palatinate) in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, ... very little known in France. Note that Optima is the mother of the Orion grape variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected from Winery Quails' Gate are 2018, 2017, 2010, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Quails' Gate
The Winery Quails' Gate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Okanagan Valley
The Okanagan Valley is one of six Designated Viticultural Areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The DryClimate in this "pocket desert" produces some unique wines made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. There is now an almost even split between white and red grapes planted, with Merlot the most common variety. Ice wine can be produced in the Okanagan Valley but the necessary temperatures are not as consistent as on the east coast, where the winters are much colder.
The wine region of British Columbia
British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The diversity of landscapes here – from rainy islands to desert-like valley floors – means that a wide variety of Grapes are planted here. They include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Riesling, as well as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. While volumes are lower than those of the province of Ontario, British Columbia is home to a rapidly growing wine industry.
The word of the wine: Musky
Characteristic of the musk smell.
