2019 Pinot Blanc
Winery Name: Grochau Cellars Vineyards: The fruit for the 2019 Pinot Blanc was sourced Owner/Winemaker: John Grochau two nesting AVAs across the Willamette Valley, including Year Founded: 2002 the Twelve Oaks Estate Vineyard at Anne Amie, located in Winery Location: in the Eola-Amity Hills above Amity, the Chehalem Mountains AVA, and RPG Vineyard in the Oregon (Willamette Valley) Eola-Amity Hills AVA. Vintage: A relatively mild and early winter was followed by About: John Grochau was first introduced to wine and the a wet, yet warm spring. The growing season saw a few winemaking landscape in his early 20’s, while racing mild frosts during late April, but started off warmer than bicycles for a French team in the Loire Valley. For several average, moderating through mid-vintage with fewer than years, he raced through some of France’s most revered average heat spikes and near-record precipitation during winemaking regions including Champagne, Burgundy and June and July. The vintage will be remembered for the the across the Loire Valley. When he returned to his early rains in September and rapid cool down into hometown of Portland, Oregon, he went to work in the October which challenged harvesting decisions. restaurant business and quickly discovered an even greater Winemaking: Fermented in appreciation for wine. That passion led him to Brick House neutral oak barrels and aged Vineyards, where he worked alongside winemaker Doug sur lie for eight months. This Tunnel for four years. With Grochau’s restaurant year, we stirred the lees a little experience, there was a natural progression as a less than in previous years to winemaker to craft food-friendly wines that enhance a coax the fermentation along meal. Grochau strives to make wines that are balanced, and to create a fleshy and rich textured and expressive of place. Inspired by the palate. diversity of the Willamette Valley’s soils and microclimates, Case Production: 100 Cases Grochau sources fruit from seven organic and sustainably- produced. farmed vineyards. Grapes are hand-harvested and wines Bottled: June 5, 2020 undergo a slow, natural fermentation. Working with grape varieties with a legacy in the Willamette Valley – namely Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc – Grochau also seeks to showcase the potential of emerging varieties like Melon de Bourgogne and Gamay.
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