The excellent Okanagan Valley producer Pentage has turned out a gem here. Perfectly pitched between the austere, stony sauvignon blancs of France’s Loire Valley and the brassy, sassy style of New Zealand, this light white has something for everyone. I love the minerals, smoke, lime, peach and lightly chalky texture. Available from the winery, www.pentage.com.
The Globe and Mail’s 100-point scoring system represents the critic’s overall, gut-level impression of a wine, spirit or beer. In keeping with the international norm of 100-point wine scoring, the starting point for a pleasant beverage that deserves to be recommended is roughly 75.
Here’s what the numbers mean:
90 to 100:
Extraordinary – great complexity and harmony of flavours
85 to 89:
Very good – well-crafted, often a fine example of its category, just not a blockbuster
80 to 84:
Good – pleasant, well-made but lacking a special spark
