2023 Willamette Valley Riesling Magnum 1.5L
93 Points | James Suckling – An extraordinary example of Willamette Valley Riesling with racy acidity and layers of mixed citrus, stone fruit, and tropical notes and a saline oyster shell finish.
Flavor Notes
2023 Willamette Valley Riesling Magnum 1.5L is a Dry wine.
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93 Points | James Suckling - The bright and youthful aromas of lemons and spring blossoms pull you into this barely medium-bodied dry riesling that’s super refreshing. Not enormously concentrated but so precise, with intense wet stone minerality in the long, pristine finish. A cuvee from vineyards across the appellation on volcanic and marine sedimentary soils. Drink or hold.
A gorgeous and approachable Riesling with well-integrated acidity and notes of lemon, pear, and nectarine with a mineral oyster shell finish.
Sommelier
This vintage will pair beautifully with fresh seared scallops topped with diced pears and preserved lemon.
Culinary Director
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
- Riesling
- Region
- Oregon
- Appellation
- Willamette Valley
- Vintage
- 2022
- Vineyards
- 26% Meyer, 16% Orchard Fold, 14% Hyland, 10% Sunset View, 9% Vitae Springs, 9% Miranda, 8% Royer, 8% Lone Star
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 1000
- Crush format
- Straight to Press
- Fermentation
- 50-70 degrees fahrenheit
- Bottling date
- 2023-04-20
- Vessel
- Stainless
- Alcohol percentage
- 12.5
- Residual sugar
- 3.29 g/L
- Ph
- 3.01
- Acid
- 8.2 g/L
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