Koosah Vineyard Chardonnay 2023
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America / Oregon
Fruit for this wine comes from the organically dry-farmed Koosah Vineyard in Eola-Amity Hills AVA. Planted between 700-1100 feet, Koosah Vineyard sits on steep rocky slopes, in soil of richly layered volcanic basalt and sedimentary marine dating back 15 million years. At the winery, the wine is fermented in French oak barrels and concrete eggs and aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 30% new.
Harvest Note
Following a relatively cold and wet winter, with snow in February and March, the vines woke up in April, with bud break and slow growth in early May. From mid-May, the weather became warmer and dry, and we saw a fast-flowering stage in mid-June. The summer stayed warm and dry, offering a perfect maturation process. From late August, the nights cooled off, promising great flavors and, nice acidity. The wines showed aromatic complexity and tension from the first day, a promising vintage!
Tasting Note
With a clear golden color, and a delicate nose of verbena, lemon peel, white pepper and fresh butter, the wine has a pure and vibrant mouth, with citrus aromas and intense minerality, and a persistent tension.
Technical Data
GRAPES: 100% Chardonnay
APPELLATION: Eola-Amity Hills
ABV: 13.5%
AGING: 18 months in French oak barrels (30% new)
Unique Selling Points
- From Koosah Vineyard, one of the vineyard's highest sites in Eola Amity Hills AVA
- Koosah has 26 acres of certified organic Chardonnay, 10 acres of which are own-rooted
- Fermented in French oak barrels, and concrete eggs and aged for 18 months in 30% oak
“We use the winery to reveal the terroir of each vineyard."
Guillaume Large, Winemaker
