2020 GOWC Elvenglade Vyd Willamette Valley Pinot Blanc

13.9

Opens with an exotic nose with notes of Jasmine, ginger, and honeysuckle. On the palate, rich flavors of starfruit and golden apples, with a long, succulent finish.

100% Elvenglade Vineyard

This mature Pinot Blanc vineyard in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA benefits from southern exposure and Laurelwood, Willakenzie, and Jory soils. Elevation 350’.

The fruit was whole cluster pressed, and the juice was then settled and racked to neutral French Oak, where it was fermented for forty days. The wine was then aged an additional two months sur lie before being racked, lightly bentonite fined, cold stabilized with chilling, filtered, and bottled.

2020 began with a cool, wet spring. Budbreak was tracking in a normal pattern, while rain during bloom caused yields to be lower than normal - focusing concentration of berry and flavor development. A cooler than normal July and August helped the fruit ripen slowly and evenly, with a heat bump in the first week of September to help finish out the year.