2018 Monks Gate Riesling
This dry Riesling is expressive and inviting on the nose with aromas of ripe pineapple, apricot, quince paste, and citrus blossom.
Comprised of Riesling grapes from Monks Gate vineyard located in Yamhill-Carlton. The vines were planted in 2007 in marine sedimentary-willakenzie soil.
Only 75 cases produced!
Flavor Notes
2018 Monks Gate Riesling is a Dry wine.
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This dry Riesling (bordering on medium-dry) has expressive notes of beeswax, honeysuckle, pineapple and ginger with a lengthy concrete-mineral finish.
Sommelier
This wine would pair perfectly with pepper-seared ahi tuna with a mango and avocado salsa, finished with a basil-lime oil!
Chef
Golden apple, beeswax and stone fruit. A beautifully balanced off-dry wine with a rich mid-palate and lively mineral finish.
Enologist
Winemaking Notes
A wet and cool April delayed bud break, but by bloom, we were quickly caught up to average tracking for the season. Summer was steadily warm but without heat spikes or temperature extremes experienced in 2016 and 2017.
By mid-September, the vines became weary from much sun and not much water and began to shut down causing ripening to stall. A brief rain event and cool down gave the vines the respite and harvest the jumpstart it needed.
We picked Pinot in a concentrated two-week window running until October 10. The Riesling, however, enjoyed an extended spell of sunny but cool autumnal weather that was perfectly ideal for beautiful ripening lasting through October 22.
The resulting wines from the season are vibrant, fresh, and full of concentrated flavor.
A hallmark vintage!
- Type
- White
- Varietal
- Riesling
- Region
- Oregon
- Appellation
- Yamhill-Carlton
- Vintage
- 2018
- Vineyards
- Monks Gate
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 75
- Crush format
- Straight to press
- Fermentation
- 50-70 degrees fahrenheit
- Bottling date
- 2019-04-29
- Harvest date
- 2018-10-04
- Vessel
- Stainless
- Alcohol percentage
- 13.8
- Residual sugar
- 17.5 g/L
- Ph
- 3.05
- Acid
- 8.3 g/L
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