Willamette Valley

Medium

Cork

White

From the far west of the McMinnville AVA, near Hyland Vineyard, the Dupee Vineyard is planted to the Mt Eden clone. It barely ripens, according to winemaker Jim Maresh. The soils are as red as any soils Maresh has seen in Oregon. The wine's personality comes from the soil. Jim brings the grapes in al dente (an early pick). ‘I don't get too cute with fermentation.’ To get the cleanest or purest fermentations. Maresh wants to get them bone dry, and Chardonnay likes to quit at 3g/L. ‘I just can't have that,’ he says.’The dryness gives the wine a real tension and freshness. Maresh uses between 10-30% new oak and leaves it in barrel for a year. Transfer to stainless steel drums, 3-6 mos in steel. Bright lemon drop candy aromatics, oyster shells, savoury herbs. ‘I want to be refreshed,’ says Maresh, ‘we made a mistake letting beer have "ice cold and refreshing." This is what wine should be.’ The palate is compelling, with a linear throughline of flinty minerality, smoky lemon peel and white pepper.

Chardonnay

Tan Fruit, Dupee Vineyard Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, McMinnville, Oregon, USA, 2022

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From the far west of the McMinnville AVA, near Hyland Vineyard, the Dupee Vineyard is planted to the Mt Eden clone. It barely ri

Tan Fruit, Dupee Vineyard Chardonnay, McMinnville, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA 2022

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