CheckMate Artisanal Winery Queen Taken Chardonnay 2021 (750ml)
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Tasting Note
CheckMate Queen Taken Chardonnay 2021 is powerful, precise, and impeccably structured. Aromas of lemon curd, ripe pear, white peach, and citrus oil are layered with notes of hazelnut, brioche, flint, and crushed stone. The palate is intense yet refined, delivering concentrated orchard fruit framed by vibrant acidity and a firm mineral spine. Textural, focused, and long, it finishes with exceptional tension and depth—serious, world-class Chardonnay built for aging.
About the Winery, Production & Critical Reputation
CheckMate Artisanal Winery is one of Canada’s most ambitious and critically acclaimed wineries, focused exclusively on single-vineyard Chardonnay and Merlot from the Golden Mile Bench. Queen Taken is sourced from the estate’s top Chardonnay blocks, farmed with extreme precision and produced in very limited quantities. Fermented with native yeasts and aged in French oak, the wine emphasizes power, structure, and site expression over overt ripeness. The 2021 vintage delivered exceptional balance and concentration, and critics consistently rate Queen Taken in the mid-to-high 90s, often citing it as one of the finest Chardonnays ever produced in Canada. It stands as a benchmark for premium Okanagan Chardonnay and a serious collectible on the international stage.
