Capella*, our flagship white wine, a wine of grace and elegance, is a classic Bordeaux-style white made from Sauvignon Blanc, but tasting entirely British Columbian.

It is a wine of grace and elegance: light gold in the glass, displaying intense aromas of lemon zest, grapefruit, beeswax, and honeysuckle. The palate displays an array of flavours: lemon, lime, green apple and ripe grapefruit, with notes of apricot and all tied together with an electric citrus acidity. On the palate the wine is full and rich with a textural softness resulting
from sur-lie ageing. A lovely minerality strings it all together, through to the very long saline-driven finish.

Recommended food pairings: This is a seafood wine par-excellence, but roast chicken or herb-crusted pork would be excellent too. Enjoyable now, this is a wine which will develop an added sense of richness with age.

Winemaking Notes: The Sauvignon Blanc grapes were hand-harvested and then gently crushed & destemmed, and then cold-soaked on the skins for 3 hours prior to pressing. The resulting juice was fermented entirely in barrel (French oak puncheons), with the majority undergoing only wild, spontaneous fermentation. All lots were barrel-aged for nine months on the lees, with lees stirring. The final wine was blended just prior to bottling, with a gentle filtration to achieve its elegant brilliance in the glass. This result is a wine of true complexity and elegance.

BC VQA

RS 1.4 g/L