2022 Ridgecrest Riesling
Cutting acidity, bone dry, fresh Granny smith apple, lemon oil, and slate. Subtle and understated. Pair with chilled seafood or anything from the salad bar.
Only 150 cases produced!
Flavor Notes
2022 Ridgecrest Riesling is a Dry wine.
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Winemaking Notes
Heavy in 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 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
- Riesling
- Region
- Oregon
- Appellation
- Ribbon Ridge
- Vintage
- 2022
- Vineyards
- Ridgecrest Vineyard.
- Case production
- 150
- Aging
- 6 months in stainless steel.
- Crush format
- Hand harvested; whole clusters soaked on skins for 12 hours before pressing.
- Fermentation
- Stainless steel.
- Bottling date
- 2025-04-09
- Harvest date
- 2024-10-11
- Vessel
- Stainless steel.
- Alcohol percentage
- 12.5
- Residual sugar
- 0.23 g/L
- Ph
- 3.09
- Acid
- 7.69