2017 'COURY' Old Vine Savagnin Rose
WE ARE RELEASING A FEW BOTTLES FROM OUR LIBRARY
We will begin shipping December 1st, 2020. This wine has aged incredibly well!
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This was thought to be Gewurztraminer for the first fifty years that this vineyard was in existence. From my first visit to the David Hill Vineyard, I was obsessed with what was described to me as "a unique Gewurztraminer clone". Every year, I would ask to purchase this one lonely row of Gewurztraminer and each year I would be told "no". During the 2015 vintage I finally got my wish.
Ancient Grape (SUPER Rare) 🌹
This was thought to be Gewurztraminer for the first fifty years that this vineyard was in existence. From my first visit to the David Hill Vineyard, I was obsessed with what was described to me as "a unique Gewurztraminer clone". Every year, I would ask to purchase this one lonely row of Gewurztraminer and each year I would be told "no". During the 2015 vintage I finally got my wish. I recall vividly that when the grapes came to me they were electric pink with a bit of purple hue. Honestly, at first I thought they gave me the wrong grapes. I was so concerned, I took a picture of the grapes as evidence, just in case. As it turned out, that moment of uncertainty was a gift from the wine gods.
The "unique clone of Gewurztraminer" is actually Savagnin Rose (aka Roter Traminer, Klevener de Heiligenstein) and it is most certainly NOT Gewurztraminer. In fact, it is believed to be a very old grape and is the parent grape of both Savagnin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and many other grapes.
There is very little of this grape in the world, let alone the USA. You can add this grape to the list of the mysterious "Coury Clones".
WINE INFO
APPELLATION: Willamette Valley AVA
WINE TYPE: White
VINTAGE: 2017
GRAPE: 100% Savagnin Rose
ESTATE GROWN: No, purchased grapes
VINEYARD SOURCE: David Hill Vineyard
VINEYARD AGE: 51 years old
DRY FARMED: Yes
OWN ROOTED: Yes
SOIL TYPE: Laurelwood (Loess)
ELEVATION: 490 feet (149m)
HARVEST DATE: October 16, 2017
HARVEST METHOD: Hand Harvested
BRIX AT HARVEST: 23
SKIN CONTACT: None
CHAPTALIZATION: No
FERMENTATION: Ambient Yeast
MATURATION VESSEL: 228L DAMY
ALCOHOL (by volume): 12.50%
SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO₂): 52m/L
ACIDITY SCALE (pH): 3.25pH
TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.4 g/L
FINING AGENT: Unfined (Vegan)
BOTTLE SIZE: 750ml
CLOSURE TYPE: FineCorkX (99.99% TCA free)
FILTRATION: Unfiltered
HAND BOTTLED: Yes
PRODUCTION: 35 cases
BOTTLING DATE: July 10, 2018
RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2018 (Wee Wine Fair - Dame Restaurant)
This wine was bottled in 🇺🇸 made glass, with a cork from 🇮🇹 and a label that was designed and printed in the 🇺🇸 .
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