2022 Pinot Blanc

- Certified Organically Grown
- Harvest date: October 17,2022
- Grapes at harvest: Brix 23.0, pH 3.17, TA 8.0 gr/liter
- Finished wine: Alcohol 13.5 %, pH 3.29, TA 7.1 gr/liter
- Barrel aged 10 months in French oak and stainless steel drums, no new barrels
- No residual sugar
- Cases produced: 240
- Bottled unfined September 11, 2023

BRIEF HISTORY OF PINOT BLANC

Pinot blanc, like Pinot gris, is a genetic mutation of Pinot noir that has been cultivated throughout Northern Europe for centuries. Pinot blanc is planted widely in Alsace, as well as Germany (as Weissburgunder), and northern Italy (as Pinot bianco), and in smaller amounts in pockets of Burgundy and Eastern Europe. Pinot blanc was first planted in Oregon in 1967, but there are still fewer than 200 acres in production here.

WINEMAKER NOTES

At a scant one acre planted in 1992 on one of the best pieces on the West side of our estate vineyard, our own-rooted Pinot Blanc continues to be a favorite of mine, despite the diminishing amounts we bring through the door. 2022 made us all hold our breath as a late season pushed harvest into mid-October, but the weather cooperated and we produced a lush, tropical wine with mouthwatering acidity and a supple texture gained from extended lees aging.

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Technical Information

Alcohol: 13.3%
Appellation: Eola-Amity
Wine Type: White
Varietal Pinot Blanc