2022 Pinot Blanc
A lively Pinot Blanc with mouth-watering notes of lemon zest, opal apples, gooseberries, and pear with a mineral finish. Pairs perfectly with sunshine!
Our Director of Wine Club Happiness, Heather’s favorite!
Flavor Notes
92 Points | Wine Enthusiast - Always a great wine, the 2022 Pinot Blanc vintage from Brooks does not disappoint. It has lemon, saline, pineapple and beeswax candle aromas that grab your attention. Then flavors of lemon verbena, lemon tarts and ripe peaches seal the deal. Exuberant acidity is the lemon icing on the cake.
Lychee, white flowers, gooseberry on the nose. On the palate - honeydew, asian pear, and a finish of slight salinity.
Sommelier
Pair with citrus poached prawns accompanied by a zesty cocktail sauce and a fresh twist of lemon, Simple yet delicious.
Chef
Lemon zest, beeswax and nectarine highlight the nose, giving way to a bright pineapple and invigorating, briny finish.
Enologist
Winemaking Notes
2022 Vintage:
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
- Pinot Blanc
- Region
- Oregon
- Appellation
- Willamette Valley
- Vintage
- 2022
- Vineyards
- Crannell, Bellevue Cross
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 800
- Crush format
- Straight to press
- Fermentation
- 50-70 degrees fahrenheit
- Bottling date
- 2023-02-15
- Vessel
- Stainless
- Alcohol percentage
- 12.8
- Residual sugar
- 2.46
- Ph
- 3.22
- Acid
- 6.7 g/L
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