Delicate, pretty Chardonnay that had real character. — 2 years ago
Served with rabbit blanquette, chanterelles. — 6 years ago
Bright. Via DomaineLA — a year ago
Celilo vineyard Columbia Gorge Ava edition. Absolutely gorgeous tiny production Chard: pleasantly sour nose, medium bodied, rounded but steely, minerality for days on the finish; Granny Smith apples. Impressive as haven’t touched Oregon wines in eons. Oh, & under 25$ — 4 years ago
Dig this. Not your mama's Chardonnay, and I mean that in a good way. Still need to spend a full evening with it but I seriously dug what I had. — 8 years ago
Would. Buy. Again. — 2 years ago
New world through and through. Would never in a million years guess Loire pinot. CA based on profile. — 4 years ago
@Delectable Wine this is Statera Cellars’ IUVO 1 Pinot Gris Pet-Nat. Appellation is Willamette Valley, Oregon. NV.
Super unique pet-nat. Pinot Gris fermented on Aligote skins for a short period that are I believe leftover from another white wine from this producer. Zesty, refreshing, juicy goodness. Has a not-insignificant beer-like character; a wine for beer drinkers for sure.
- Color: medium (-) intensity burnished straw-yellow, cloudy
- Nose: ripe pithy grapefruit juice, underripe white peach, lager-esque yeastiness, hay, lilac, saline, beeswax, and in an interesting way kind of an almost hoppy scent although I’m pretty sure this is not a hopped wine, just skin fermented
- Palate: ripe grapefruit juice, lager-esque yeastiness, hay, starfruit, beeswax, saline, and that same pleasant subtle hoppiness on the nose
- Acid: medium (+)
- RS: mostly dry, just a tiny detectable trace for balance/also due to production method
- Alcohol: medium (-)/medium, not too noticeable
- Body: medium (-), round-textured with a relatively low intensity, fine bead of bubbles
— 6 years ago
Turd Ferguson
Exactly what it should be — a year ago