Celebrating James Suckling's Visit & Our Latest Reviews
It was a true honour to recently welcome James Suckling and his team to Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars. Recognized as one of the world's most respected and influential wine critics, James has spent decades discovering and reviewing exceptional wines from across the globe. To have the opportunity to share our estate, walk the vineyard, and present our wines was a privilege for our entire team. Visits like these are a meaningful reminder of the passion, dedication, and craftsmanship that go into every bottle we produce, and we are grateful to have shared the Blue Mountain story with one of the wine world's most recognized voices.
Blossom Slope BLK 17 Chardonnay
2023
SOLD OUT
“Very generous, fruity and warm on the palate yet nicely balanced by vivid acidity. Medium-bodied with baking spices, lemon zest, vanilla bean and saline mineral overtones. A good, lively texture with great freshness and linearity. Drink now or hold.”
9
6 points
- James Suckling, Senior Editor
Alluvium Reflection BLK 32 Chardonnay
2023
SOLD OUT
“Timid on the nose with some apple tart and hints of white flowers. Medium-bodied with a tight center palate, showing a lovely combination of subtle apples and pears as well as white roses. Drink or hold.”
95 points
- James Suckling, Senior Editor
Wild Terrain BLK 09 Pinot Noir
2023
SOLD OUT
“The structure here is so pretty, with ultrafine tannins that blend into the wine. Medium-bodied, showing dried strawberries, flowers and sandalwood. The lovely, caressing finish offers hints of cedar. Drink or hold.”
95 points
- James Suckling, Senior Editor
Gravel Force BLK 14 Pinot Noir
2023
SOLD OUT
“A generous, medium-bodied and rather tightly structured wine that does indeed taste stony and crunchy. Rich red cherries and tart cranberries join light herbal, leafy undertones and energetic acidity for a linear feel. Drink now or hold.”
95 points
- Jim Gordon, Executive Editor
Reserve Cuvée Pinot Noir
2023
SOLD OUT
“Bright and aromatic with lemon-blossom and strawberry character. Medium-bodied with fine, creamy tannins and a caressing texture, showing a sense of clarity. Salty and clean at the end with rose petals and hints of sandalwood. Drink or hold.”
94 points
- James Suckling, Senior Editor
Gamay Noir 2023
SOLD OUT
“Aromas of plums, forest flowers and bark follow through to a medium body with integrated tannins, fresh oranges and hints of smoke and bay leaves. A delicious gamay, like a cru Beaujolais. Drink now.”
93 points
-James Suckling, Senior Editor
Gold Label Brut
SOLD OUT
“An attractive, crisp wine with good acidity that supports green-apple, lemon-zest, toast and baguette flavors. Light-bodied and elegant with a fine bead. A blend of 60% pinot noir, 38% chardonnay and 2% reserve wine. Disgorged August 2025. Drink now.”
92 points
- Jim Gordon, Executive Editor
“We tasted slightly more than 200 wines during our trip, visited nine wineries and spoke with a dozen or so winemakers. The best wines were excellent, particularly riesling, chardonnay, pinot noir and syrah. The landscape was compelling, the wineries serious and the vintners calm, focused and welcoming.”
Blue Mountain | 2027 Wine Releases
2027 Wine Releases:
As the weather cools down and the leaves begin to change, we bid our seasonal vineyard team goodbye and welcome the last pick of the 2026 vintage into the winery.
We wait with excited anticipation for next year, where we will be to sharing releases of all our wines throughout the 2027 calendar year. Mark your calendar for these much anticipated wine releases, we can’t wait to share these wines with you.
As many of you know, the extreme cold weather event in January of 2024 significantly impacted our 2024 vintage, resulting in very little fruit harvested. Staying true to our philosophy of estate-grown production, we made the deliberate choice not to source fruit from outside the property. Resulting in a limitation on the wines available for release this year.
Lastly, thank you as always, for being a part of our loyal wine family. Your support and loyalty mean everything to us, and we look forward to sharing another beautiful season at Blue Mountain with you.
Blue Mountain | Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Program
The idea of single block wines at Blue Mountain is not new. We have been tasting the wines in this manner for many years as we blended them into our estate and reserve cuvées, but in recent years our winemaking process, the business, and the vines themselves have all matured to a point where sharing these single vineyard wines with you is possible.
By focusing on what makes each single vineyard block unique, these wines offer a different taste of what you have come to know as Blue Mountain. Each wine is a unique expression of its own site within our estate, yet distinctly a Blue Mountain Pinot Noir.
River Flow BLK 23 Pinot Noir
Planted in 1994, Block 23 rises majestically from the earth upon high ground from sandy loam soil. The vineyard’s almost Northern exposure, combined with gentle, East-facing slopes expose the vines to cool morning sun, allowing the vines to develop gently and undisturbed, between sun and soil crafting Blue Mountain’s River Flow. This is Pinot as nature intended - a refined, elegant and composed Pinot Noir.
Clonal Selection: 113 and 114
Vine Age: 30 year old
Wild Terrain BLK 9 Pinot Noir
Wild Terrain Pinot Noir, also known as the untamed sibling, represents the most extreme and varied topography of the Pinot Noir blocks from steep slopes exposed to the wind, to sun-drenched, flatter plains over loamy sand. Significant South-Western exposure reveals a wild complexity, at once handsome and delicately pretty, savoury and boldly free.
Clonal Selection: 115 and 667
Vine Age: 25 year old
Gravel Force BLK 14 Pinot Noir
A more Westerly and Southern exposure creates a warm site for the 33-year-old vines, the basis for Gravel Force– an overt, brooding and textural wine with greater structure, and strength. Combining a base of rocky gravel, loamy sand and more clay than other Blue Mountain Pinot Noir vineyards, Block 14 encourages strong natural growth and vigour.
Clonal Selection: 115 and 667
Vine Age: 35 year old
Blue Mountain | Single Vineyard Chardonnay Program
The idea of single block wines at Blue Mountain is not new. We have been tasting the wines in this manner for many years as we blended them into our estate and reserve cuvées, but in recent years our winemaking process, the business, and the vines themselves have all matured to a point where sharing these single vineyard wines with you is possible.
By focusing on what makes each single vineyard block unique, these wines offer a different taste of what you have come to know as Blue Mountain. Each wine is a unique expression of its own site within our estate, yet distinctly a Blue Mountain Chardonnay.
Blossom Slope BLK 17 Chardonnay
A westerly exposure for Block 17 creates a warm site for the 30-year-old vines, the basis for Blossom Slope - a lively, floral, and elegant wine. Coarse and loamy sand play on the minerality of the wine, creating an energetic, well-integrated layered structural finish.
Clonal Selection: 76, 95 and 96
Vine Age: 33 year old
Alluvium Reflection BLK 32 Chardonnay
Planted in 1990, Block 32 is fondly referred to as “The Fan”. The vines are westerly facing, catching the later morning and afternoon sun, and surrounding rock mass plays a role in heat retention at night. The mineral deposit and mainly gravel soil add to the strength and ease of Alluvium Reflection.
Clonal Selection: 76 and 96
Vine Age: 34 year old
Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars | 2024 Vintage Update
Spring News and Vineyard Update:
With the return of our seasonal team and the warmth of spring in the air, there’s a renewed sense of energy across the vineyard. Bud break is just a few weeks away, and the estate is beginning to hum with activity once again.
As many of you know, the extreme cold weather event in January of last year significantly impacted our 2024 harvest, resulting in very little fruit harvested. However, the best news is that we have no intention of replanting due to vine death—our vineyard remains strong and resilient.
Staying true to our philosophy of estate-grown production, we made the deliberate choice not to source fruit from outside the property. As a result, there will be no wines produced from the 2024 vintage—a humbling but necessary choice that reflects our commitment to staying true to our values, even in the most challenging years. While we anticipate a smaller crop this year as the vines continue to recover, thoughtful planning ensures that we will have wine available in the years ahead.
We’re excited to share several upcoming releases with you this year, including our Estate Cuvée Chardonnay in May, Reserve Cuvée Pinot Noir and Reserve Cuvée Chardonnay in August, and our sparkling wines—including the much-anticipated Blanc de Blancs—this October.
Thank you, as always, for being a part of our loyal wine family. Your support and loyalty mean everything to us, and we look forward to sharing another beautiful season at Blue Mountain with you.