2018 Yamhill Riesling
Incredibly dry with bright acid and notes lemon balm, green apple and a hint of chamomile on the lengthy finish.
Comprised of Riesling grapes of close Geisenheim 110 from the Yamhill vineyard located in Yamhill-Carlton. The vines were planted in 1984 in marine sedimentary-willakenzie soil.
Only 100 cases produced!
Flavor Notes
2018 Yamhill Riesling is a Dry wine.
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Bright, with warhead candy level acidity this Riesling is thirst quenching and begging to be paired with something rich and decadent.
Sommelier
Enjoy with almond pound cake with fresh raspberries and peppercorn whipped cream.
Chef
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
- Yamhill
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 100
- Crush format
- Straight to press
- Bottling date
- 2019-04-29
- Harvest date
- 2018-10-12
- Vessel
- Stainless
- Alcohol percentage
- 11.7
- Residual sugar
- 4.5 g/L
- Ph
- 2.96
- Acid
- 9.5 g/L
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