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Chic Fille is Joie proprietor and winemaker Heidi Noble’s experimental project. Along with apprentice winemaker Alyssa Hubert, she has been exploring techniques such as skin contact (to make so-called orange wines), native-yeast fermentation and lees contact. This wine is made from free-run press juice and was fermented in neutral oak. Orange-tinged and very light in colour, it’s dry, medium-bodied and sweetly rounded, with a vinous, gutsy, fruit-forward essence suggesting cherry and watermelon Jolly Ranchers. The texture is vibrant, almost spritzy, and the acidity just right. Available direct through joiefarm.com.

  • Year: 2018
  • Region: Okanagan Valley
  • Varietal: Pinot noir
  • Price: $30.35

Rating:89 /100

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