At least one winemaker has called the Koosah Vineyard in Willamette Valley subregion Eola-Amity Hills the greatest Chardonnay vineyard in the AVA, and with no disrespect to a handful of sites in Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Barbara, it could be the best Chardonnay vineyard in the United States. Now owned by Résonance Wines, the Oregon outpost of Maison Louis Jadot, the focus is offering single-vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, estate cuvées, and Willamette Valley bottlings for a total of 13 different wines each vintage.
Although Résonance already had a stellar reputation among wine cognoscenti for its Chardonnay and Pinot Noir bottlings from its vineyards in the Willamette Valley sub-AVAs Yamhill-Carlton and Dundee Hills, insiders were so enthusiastic about the release of the 2022 Koosah Vineyard Chardonnay that the entire vintage—3,522 bottles and 30 magnums—sold out to club members immediately.
Excerpt Taken From: Robb Report
Author: Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen
