Crowley Wines Chardonnay 07
Crowley Wine's 2007 Chardonnay is made from the 28 year old Maresh Vineyard, whose old vine Chardonnay is coveted by winemakers. Chardonnays made from Maresh fruit usually sell for $35 or more. At $20.95, the complex, elegant, and intense 07 Crowley Chardonnay is a standout.
Orchard fruit flavors of green apple, citrus and pear flavors do a delicious dance here. Bright acidity and hints of stony minerality provide top notes to rounded, deep flavors of oak, vanilla, and spice. Aging in wood enriches the texture and provides fullness and weight.
Tyson Crowley is the owner/winemaker of this new Oregon winery. We consider him one of our rising stars. His dedication to the recognition of Oregon Chardonnay shows in this outstanding wine.
Highly recommended.
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2006 Vintage Tasting Notes
Crowley Wines Chardonnay 06 flavors are minerals, light melon and stone fruit with a hint of lemon and a creamy texture in the mouth. Tyspn Crowley is the owner/winemaker of this new Oregon winery. Heworked at Erath for six years and most recently, Cameron Winery. At Cameron, Tyson "beat out Jackson the dog as John Paul's most loyal companion". he also worked harvest at J.K. Carriere and Brick House.
The Crowley Chardonnay 06 was aged in neutral oak barrels and went through a full malolactic fermentation.
Maresh Vineyard, one of the oldest in Oregon, contains a few rows of old vine Chardonnay fruit. Jim Arterberry Maresh made one of our favorite Chardonnays with the fruit in 2005. Tyson purchased the fruit for the 2006, 2007, and 2008 vintages. Planted in the 1970's, this small block of Chardonnay is some of the most coveted in Oregon.
