2022 Oak Ridge Gewurztraminer
Beautifully balanced and not overly floral, with subtle rose water and grapefruit aromas and notes of lychee and ginger on the palate.
Comprised of Gewürztraminer grapes from the Oak Ridge vineyard located in the Columbia Gorge on the Washington side by White Salmon. The vines were planted in 1984 in wind-blown loess soil at 1,400′ in elevation.
Only 140 cases produced!
Flavor Notes
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An energetic Gewürztraminer that isn’t too floral with bright acidity and notes of roses, lychee, ginger, and tangerine..
Sommelier
Enjoy this wine with a light and refreshing rose water milk pudding served with raspberry jam and topped with chopped pistachios and shredded coconut.
Culinary Director
Rose water, orange blossom and fresh ginger. The palate is weighty, with lychee, honey crisp apple and a lingering saline finish.
Enologist
Winemaking Notes
Heavy frost in April delayed flowering and pushed back the season. Cool temperatures in May and June further delayed the vintage. The fear was that the grapes wouldn't ripen in time for harvest if the rain and cold weather came in early October as usual.
Luckily July and August saw hot temperatures that helped accelerate ripening, and temperatures remained warm, and the rains held off until mid-October, allowing for an extended ripening period.
We let our grapes hang out until the last possible minute, just before the rain and cold weather hit. The 2022 harvest was fast and furious, to say the least! The resultant wines are stunningly balanced and expressive. A truly classic Oregon vintage!
- Type
- White
- Varietal
- Gewurztraminer
- Region
- Washington
- Appellation
- Columbia Gorge
- Vintage
- 2022
- Vineyards
- Oak Ridge
- Case production
- 140
- Crush format
- Straight to press
- Bottling date
- 2023-02-16
- Harvest date
- 2022-10-10
- Vessel
- Stainless
- Alcohol percentage
- 13.8
- Residual sugar
- 1.77 g/L
- Ph
- 3.71
- Acid
- 5.9 g/L
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