2018 Vitae Springs Riesling
This wine is no longer available, but check out the 2019 Vitae Springs Riesling.
A complex, dry Riesling with luscious tropical notes and sand dollar salinity on the drawn-out finish.
Only 125 cases produced!
Flavor Notes
2018 Vitae Springs Riesling is a Dry wine.
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This dry Riesling has elegant notes of beeswax, honeysuckle and lemon candy, perfectly in balance with the bright acidity.
Sommelier
Enjoy this wine with an adult grilled cheese, Cantl Jeune & Sharp Cheddar cheeses, and a bowl of creamy tomato bisque.
Chef
This Riesling hails from an old homestead site in South Salem that continually turns out stunning fruit. Vintage 2018 allowed for extended hang time at this vineyard, producing a rich, decadent wine, packed with beeswax, honeysuckle and nectarine.
Enologist
Winemaking Notes
A wet and cool April delayed bud break, but by bloom, we were quickly caught up to average tracking for the season. Summer was steadily warm but without heat spikes or temperature extremes experienced in 2016 and 2017.
By mid-September, the vines became weary from much sun and not much water and began to shut down causing ripening to stall. A brief rain event and cool down gave the vines the respite and harvest the jumpstart it needed.
We picked Pinot in a concentrated two-week window running until October 10. The Riesling, however, enjoyed an extended spell of sunny but cool autumnal weather that was perfectly ideal for beautiful ripening lasting through October 22.
The resulting wines from the season are vibrant, fresh, and full of concentrated flavor.
A hallmark vintage!
- Type
- White
- Varietal
- Riesling
- Region
- Oregon
- Appellation
- Willamette Valley
- Vintage
- 2018
- Vineyards
- Vitae Springs Vineyard
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 125
- Crush format
- Straight to Press
- Fermentation
- 50-70 degrees fahrenheit
- Bottling date
- 2019-04-29
- Harvest date
- 2018-11-20
- Vessel
- Stainless
- Alcohol percentage
- 14
- Residual sugar
- 7.2 g/L
- Ph
- 3.03
- Acid
- 9.5 g/L
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