Chehalem

Our dry Riesling is produced in very limited quantities from selected lots from our Corral Creek and Stoller Vineyards. Our intent is to reflect ripe fruit that is highly focused with pinpoint acidity. This is a serious Riesling, not a quaffer, a big wine with brilliant, rich fruit, bright acid, and a weighty palate. The acidity provides ageability and great structure, making it perfect with food and cleansing on the palate. It continues the viscous, intense, Alsatian-styled wines that our Pinot Gris Reserve starts; it is harvested late with full ripeness and a touch of botrytis, giving the most intense dry Riesling we can make.

This Dry Riesling is produced in very limited quantities from our Corral Creek Vineyards. Our intent is to reflect ripe fruit that is highly focused by pinpoint acidity, while capturing a perfect balance and a sense of this excellent vineyard’s uniqueness. This is a serious Riesling, not a quaffer, a big wine with brilliant, rich fruit, bright acid, and a weighty palate. The acidity provides ageability and great structure, making it perfect with food and cleansing on the palate. It is harvested late (last and many times in November) with full ripeness and a touch of botrytis, giving the most dramatic and ageable Dry Riesling we can make.

The 2008 vintage was so great for Riesling that we wanted to continue something we played with in 2007, a semi-sparkling dessert wine. As we’ve done in other creative bursts, we started by looking at dining habits. We love the multiple uses of a young, sparkling wine, from enjoying as an aperitif to toasting at a celebration to pairing with assertive foods. A bracingly acidic, slightly sweet version is what we often choose for creamy desserts, such as panna cotta. We consider this possibly the best, all-purpose dessert wine.