Pear, lemon curd, apple, blood orange and whiffs of quince were all readily discernible on the nose. Pear, lemon candy, blood orange, apple, peach, hay and hints of petrol followed on the palate where the petrol blew off quickly as the wine opened up. The wine exhibited racy acidity and great minerality.

The fruit for this wine was harvested from old Rieslng vines (planted in 1976) in the Medici Vineyard, which is also in the Chehalem Mountains AVA, just a few miles from the winery. We lease this vineyard and have been farming it organically since 2015. The wine was fermented in a 3,000-liter German oak cask, and rests on the full lees for 12 months before bottling. The extended lees contact allows the wine to clarify and find its own harmonious balance naturally.