This blend of Kerner, Friulano and Grüner Veltliner boasts aromas of apricot, roses and pepper with a crisp palate of tart red fruit and citrus.
Variety: 40% Kerner, 30% Friulano, 30% Grüner Veltliner
Vineyard: Johan Estate Vineyard
Location: Van Duzer Corridor AVA, Willamette Valley
Alcohol: 11.6%
The extended skin contact leads with aromas of apricots, roses, white pepper and a tangy banana pepper note. The texture is crisp and tannins gently rough up the roof of the mouth. The flavors combine golden raspberries, rhubarb amaro and cranberry orange kombucha.
Each variety was 100% whole berry destemmed into tank and fermented for timeframes ranging from 17-25 days on skins. All fermentations were on skins for the entirety of primary fermentation, then pressed at dryness and aged in neutral barrel. Fermentation and elevage were kept separate by variety, then blended and bottled in September 2022, unfined and unfiltered.
Sourced from the Johan Estate Vineyards located in the Van Duzer Corridor AVA of the Willamette Valley in calcareous, sedimentary soils with granite. Johan Estate Vineyard is biodynamically farmed and Demeter certified.