2007 Ara Riesling
2007 Ara Riesling
Our new vintage of the wine featured at the White House State Dinner. Slate, spices, apples & honey ... definitely one for a collector (or President.) Only the finest and most complex fruit was selected for this beautiful blend. Promising great things for those who can hold onto cellaring for 3-5 years!
2007 Ara Riesling
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere (just south of Scorpius). Named after the altar of the centaur known as Chiron, who was half horse - half man and thought to be the wisest creature on Earth. Ara is also known as the altar that Noah built after the Great Flood. Ara Riesling is only produced when the stars are in the right alignment – it represents power, concentration and ageability.
Rich complex nose of slate, lime, green apple, fresh cut hay, apple, quince, white flowers and minerals. Fresh tarragon, clove, cinnamon, white currents and beeswax notes offer more complexity and depth to the nose after the wine opens. Concentrated and intense, the mid-palate has flavors of wet stones, apricots and peaches, while the finish is exciting, lingering and full.
Wine Specs
| Vintage | 2006 |
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Appellation | Willamette Valley |
| Sugar | 1.4 rs |
| Alcohol % | 13.1 |
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Rich complex nose of slate, lime, green apple, fresh cut hay, apple, quince, white flowers and minerals. Fresh tarragon, clove, cinnamon, white currents and beeswax notes offer more complexity and depth to the nose after the wine opens. Concentrated and intense, the mid-palate has flavors of wet stones, apricots and peaches, while the finish is exciting, lingering and full.
Vineyard Notes
Eola Hills, Ankney, HelmickHill and Nicholas
Winemaker Notes
The grapes were hand sorted and 100% destemmed. the fruit settled for 1-2 days after pressing and racking to age in small lot stainless steel fermentation tanks. The temperatures dropped to 52-55 degrees and yeast was added. fermentations lasted from five weeks to six months, depending upon the lot. once complete, the wines were racked off the lees and individual lots were tasted to determine the overall blend of vineyards. we bottled this wine in spring of 2007 to capture the lush mouthfeel and heavy fruit presence.
