THE WINE Ortega is an off-dry white wine. Strong aromas of elderflower and peaches with a taste of sweet grapefruit. This wine has low acidity.
FOOD PARING Sumptuous with ahi tuna, quiche Lorraine, alfredo pasta and soft cheeses. Easy to drink on its own. Great to accompany apricot tarts, seafoods, poultry and lighter cheeses. Also great as a summer - patio sipper. Serve chilled.
THE GRAPE Ortega is a grape variety used for white wine. Ortega has a pale green skin and is also used as a table grape.
PARENTAGE The Ortega grape was created in 1948 by Hans Breider at Bayersishcen Landesanstalt in Wurzburg, Germany. It is a cross between Müller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe. Breider chose the variety name in honour of the Spanish Poet and philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset
Natalie MacLean Wine Review - August 2024
Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:
Celista is a local winery out of the Shuswap area in British Columbia. The winery also has a few cabins near the lake and features a Winedown Wednesday, as well as other community events including weddings and all manner of celebrations. Here, the atmosphere is calm, relaxed and charming... just like their wines.
Ortega 2022 is clean, fresh and delicate with aromas of ripe stone fruit, white elderflower, nectarine and mandarin zest. On the palate it is off-dry, medium-bodied and palate coating with fresh nectarine, apricot, subtle spicy and mineral notes nicely balanced with fresh acidity and a lingering finish. Tasted August 2024.
Overall, an easy-to-enjoy Ortega, slightly botrytis affected, elegant and refined with all its components balanced and in place. Serve it chilled with seafood or soft cheeses.Link to article:
Celista Estate Winery Ortega 2022 Expert Wine Review: Natalie MacLean