Chehalem Pinot Gris 06

Chehalem Pinot Gris 06
$16.88 - Case price (any 12 or more bottles) Price: $18.75 Chehalem Pinot Gris 06: A fresh Spring mixture of white blossoms and effusive, sweet fruit aromatically, with a richness on the palate from full ripeness that is at once emollient and bracing. - the winery Not currently available to order. May be out of stock or sold out. Inquire at 541-752-7418 or store@avalonwine.com

Detailed Info, Previous Vintage Notes, Reviews:

Previous Vintage Notes

Brilliantly bright with pale chartreuse hue. Ginger, melon, white blossom, and talc aromatics, with suggestions of tart green apples and hard pears. Flavors extend from the aromas, with additional juicy apricot breadth and richness. Great balance with the best acid structure seen in many years and capable of aging for many years. As good as we've ever done, with perfect ripeness, cool vintage acidity, and a yield as little as 1.0 tons per acre.

2005 was an old-style Oregon vintage, warming the cockles of the hearts of industry old folks like me as much as the coffee we drank. Cooler and damper than the average modern vintage, mature winemakers and mature vineyards understood and adjusted to the weather, giving the grapes a chance to fully ripen and working magic to assure clean fruit. Experience should show with our three classic estate vineyards. Great extraction, great acid, lower alcohols (no Pinots above the 13%s!)-expect wines of finesse and ageability.

San Jose Mercury News, June 28, 2006, "For Oregon white wines, gris is the word," Laurie Daniel: Peterson-Nedry's pinot gris is made in a fairly weighty -- but not heavy -- style. The weight on the palate is vitally important, he says. His 2005 displays that weight, along with spicy white peach fruit and lovely fragrance.

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