Notes & Flavors

Fresh fruit is fully pressed and run into a variety of French oak barrels where it is allowed a native fermentation under the careful eye of the winemaker. Because we strive to reveal the essence of this exceedingly malleable grape, the juice sees few manipulations…a majority of the barrels are seasoned from use year after year…the percentage of new wood is kept decidedly low. The resulting wine completes malolactic fermentation and remains on its gross lees for a full year, after which it is moved to tank for another six months when it is bottled by hand in the farm winery.

93 Points, Wine Advocate

“The 2016 Chardonnay Cascadia has an inviting nose of baked apples, crushed hazelnut, clover honey, orange blossom, clotted cream and stone with a classy framing of sweet spice. The light to medium-bodied palate is intense, gaining focus and precision in the mouth as the juicy acidity comes through, finishing long and textured. I love this classic Oregon play between richness and structural precision.”