2022 Brooks Estate Riesling
A bright and well-balanced Riesling with racy acidity and great structure. Notes of lemon, white peach, and pineapple mint coat the palate before the long, sea salt finish.
Comprised of Riesling grapes from our very own Brooks Estate vineyard located in the Eola-Amity Hills. The vines were planted between 1974-1976 in volcanic basalt soil. Brooks Estate Vineyard is farmed biodynamic.
Only 180 cases produced!
Flavor Notes
2022 Brooks Estate Riesling is a Dry wine.
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96 Points | James Suckling - Super-complex nose with more gunpowder than anything else, but there is also a slew of summer meadow and wildflower aromas. On the focused, medium-bodied palate it’s fundamentally stony, and the interplay of this with the dried pear character and diamond-bright acidity is extremely exciting. From a high-altitude vineyard on volcanic basalt soil that was planted in 1974. Limited production. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold.
Winemaking Notes
Heavy frost in April delayed flowering and pushed back the season. Cool temperatures in May and June further delayed the vintage. The fear was that the grapes wouldn't ripen in time for harvest if the rain and cold weather came in early October as usual.
Luckily July and August saw hot temperatures that helped accelerate ripening and temperatures remained warm, and the rains held off until mid-October, allowing for an extended ripening period.
We let our grapes hang out until the last possible minute, just before the rain and cold weather hit.
The 2022 harvest was fast and furious, to say the least! The resultant wines are stunningly balanced and expressive. A truly classic Oregon vintage!
- Type
- White
- Varietal
- Riesling
- Region
- Oregon
- Appellation
- Eola -Amity Hills
- Vintage
- 2022
- Vineyards
- Brooks Estate Vineyard
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 180
- Crush format
- Straight to press
- Bottling date
- 2023-04-21
- Harvest date
- 2022-10-21
- Vessel
- Stainless
- Alcohol percentage
- 12.5
- Residual sugar
- 7.78 g/L
- Ph
- 2.94
- Acid
- 9.6 g/L
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