Winery Quails' Gate - Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected

Winery Quails' GateOptima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected of Winery Quails' Gate is a sweet wine from the region of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.
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.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
10°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected - 2018
In the top 10 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected - 2017
In the top 10 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected - 2016
In the top 10 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected - 2015
In the top 10 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected - 2014
In the top 10 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected - 2013
In the top 10 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Optima Late Harvest Totally Botrytis Affected - 2012
In the top 10 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 411110

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 offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia

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.

Top wine British Columbia
In the top 25 of of Canada wines
In the top 10 of of Okanagan Valley wines
In the top 150 of sweet wines
In the top 5000 wines of the world

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.

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Also known as the Champagne method, this is the elaboration of sparkling wines according to the second fermentation method in the bottle.

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