
Location: Willamette Valley, OR
Alcohol: 12.58%
Beautiful garnet color. This wine has a distant sourdough on the nose. Bright fruit like raspberry, white strawberry, hint of white pepper, blueberry, white strawberry.
Hand-harvested, destemmed, skin maceration for two-three weeks, daily punch downs. Fermented in neutral oak barrels.
Laurel Vineyard sits at the top of Bald Peak at 1250’ elevation. Owner and vineyard manager, John Albin, specifically planted this Alsatian varietal for his sparkling program. Planted in 1981 in Wind Blown Loam and Laurelwood soils.