Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Love: Labour since 1925. As BC’s oldest heritage vineyard: home of Canada’s leading organic and biodynamic winegrower, Ann Sperling, Sperling Vineyards is renown for wines of elegance, texture: authenticity. They are proud to produce wines that honour their heritage and celebrate their long family history in Kelowna. Four generations in the making, Sperling's estate vineyards feature high elevation slopes: mineral rich soils on the east benches of Kelowna which come to life through their old vines: carefully crafted wines. Certified organic since 2017.

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November 2021

CAMPBELL KIND WINE ORGANIC PINOT BLANC, 2019
ORGANIC OLD VINES FOCH RESERVE, 2017
ORGANIC CHARDONNAY, 2017
ORGANIC PINOT NOIR, 2018
ORGANIC OLD VINE PINOTS, 2017
ORGANIC MARKET RED, 2018

CAMPBELL KIND WINE ORGANIC PINOT BLANC, 2019

Tasting notes written by Tony Aspler.

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Pinot Blanc (95%) & Riesling (5%)
Vineyard: Estate Vineyard
Alcohol: 10.7%
Residual Sugar: 6 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 310

Appearance: Pale straw colour, lightly minerally.
Nose: Peach pit nose with a spicy, floral note.
Palate: Medium bodied, dry, peach and crab apple flavours with a touch of bitterness on the final taste for added interest.
Quality: Very Good+. Drink now.
Critic Rating: 89 points - Tony Aspler

Food Pairing: Cobb salad with shrimp, chicken salad sandwich, grilled zucchini and pesto pizza, scallop and grapefruit ceviche, and battered halibut with cilantro-lime rice.

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ORGANIC OLD VINES FOCH RESERVE, 2017

Tasting notes written by Tony Aspler.

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Marechal Foch
Vineyard: Estate Vineyard
Alcohol: 12.9%
Residual Sugar: 2 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 322

Appearance: Mature, deep ruby in colour.
Nose: Earthy, slightly smoky, spicy, tobacco leaf and plum bouquet.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, plum and blueberry flavours with lively acidity and a charming floral note on the end taste.
Quality: Very Good+. Drink now and through 2022.
Critic Rating: 88.5 points - Tony Aspler

Food Pairing: Beef brisket with roasted potatoes, buffalo cauliflower with blue cheese dip, spicy chicken burger with pineapple, lamb chops with corn salad, and pasta primavera with smoked gouda.

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ORGANIC CHARDONNAY, 2017

Tasting notes written by Tony Aspler.

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Chardonnay
Vineyard: Estate Vineyard
Alcohol: 12.6%
Residual Sugar: 4.3 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 300

Appearance: Bright, golden colour.
Nose: Toasty, baked apple nose.
Palate: Medium- to full-bodied, dry, mouth-filling flavours of apple and lemon with a hint of oak. Lovely mouth feel.
Quality: Outstanding. Drink now and through 2024.
Critic Rating: 90 points - Tony Aspler

Food Pairing: Turkey tacos with pickled radish, polenta cakes with marinara, mushroom gnocchi with sage and brown butter sauce, panko-breaded halibut sandwich, and fava bean salad with tarragon dressing.

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ORGANIC PINOT NOIR, 2018

Tasting notes written by Tony Aspler.

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vineyard: Estate Vineyard
Alcohol: 12%
Residual Sugar: 1.6 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 600

Appearance: Light ruby colour with a tawny rim.
Nose: Cherry puree nose with a touch of forest floor and a note of violets.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, quite forward, with strawberry and cherry flavours; nicely structured with ripe tannins and brisk acidity.
Quality: Very Good+. Drinkable now, but would reward cellaring for 1 -2 years.
Critic Rating: 89 points - Tony Aspler

Food Pairing: Spice-rubbed ribs with cheese grits, pasta with kalamata olives and artichokes, herbed potato salad, lima bean and okra succotash, and honey glazed ham.

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ORGANIC OLD VINE PINOTS, 2017

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Pinot Blanc (57%) & Pinot Gris (43%)
Vineyard: Estate vineyard
Alcohol: 11.7%
Residual Sugar: 3.3 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 322

Appearance: Clear, bright. Very pale straw colour.
Nose: Pineapple, flint, and a green herbal note.
Palate: Medium acid, medium body. Lemon, green apple, pineapple, stone fruit.
Quality: Outstanding. 90 points.

Food Pairing: Baked jicama fries with truffle oil, honey garlic shrimp and broccoli, caesar salad with grilled chicken, citrus-glazed quail, and apple slices dipped in baked havarti.

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ORGANIC MARKET RED, 2018

Tasting notes written by Tony Aspler.

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Marechal Foch (80%) & Pinot Noir (20%)
Vineyard: Estate Vineyard
Alcohol: 12.2%
Residual Sugar: 0.82 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 519

Appearance: Deep purple in colour.
Nose: A nose of black cherries and black plum with a cedary note.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, sour cherry and plum flavours carried on fresh acidity. Reminiscent of a Beaujolais cru.
Quality: Very Good+. Drink now or hold 1 – 2 years. Chillable.
Critic Rating: 88.5 points - Tony Aspler

Food Pairing: Tuscan farro soup, flat iron steak with red wine sauce, beef bourguignon with pearl onions, duck pot pie, and smoked paprika salmon with wilted spinach.

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ORGANIC PINOT GRIS, 2020

Tasting notes written by Tony Aspler.

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Pinot Gris
Vineyard: Estate Vineyard
Alcohol: 13%
Residual Sugar: 0.78 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 255

Appearance: Bright, light straw in colour.
Nose: Minerally, struck flint and apricot bouquet.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, stone fruit flavours with racy acidity. Long clean finish.
Quality: Outstanding. Drink now through 2022.
Critic Rating: 90 points - Tony Aspler

Food Pairing: Pearl couscous with feta and chickpeas, foie gras with caviar, creamy garlic mushroom chicken, oyster po'boy with coleslaw, and seared tuna with rice noodles.

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