2020 Müller? Müller Thurgau (orange)
Those of you who grew up in the 1980’s will surely get this pop culture reference. When the opportunity arose to source some old vine Müller Thurgau also from the late 1970’s I couldn’t resist. I have been impressed with many of the Müller Thurgau wines from Austria and so this is an unabashed nod to those wines, albeit with an Oregon twist.
Those of you who grew up in the 1980’s will surely get this pop culture reference. When the opportunity arose to source some old vine Müller Thurgau also from the late 1970’s I couldn’t resist. I have been impressed with many of the Müller Thurgau wines from Austria and so this is an unabashed nod to those wines, albeit with an Oregon twist.
Those of you who grew up in the 1980’s will surely get this pop culture reference. When the opportunity arose to source some old vine Müller Thurgau also from the late 1970’s I couldn’t resist. I have been impressed with many of the Müller Thurgau wines from Austria and so this is an unabashed nod to those wines, albeit with an Oregon twist.
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The concepts, theories, and applications of orange wines are vast. There is flavor in the juice, skin, and stem of a grape. So, why is most white wine made with ONLY juice? Older wine cultures knew that there are natural preservatives in the skins of the grape (see red wine production), as well as, color, tannin, and other flavors. So, they used the whole berry, not just the juice. I had always wanted to make an orange wine but struggled to think of a grape that hadn't already been "done" before. Enter Müller Thurgau. One day after casually looking over the harvest statistics from the previous vintage compiled by the Oregon Wine Board, I noticed that coming in last place was Müller Thurgau. I knew then, that I found my wine. Who doesn't like to champion an underdog?
WINE INFO
WINE TYPE: Orange
APPELLATION: Laurelwood AVA
VINTAGE: 2020
GRAPE: Müller Thurgau
ESTATE GROWN: Purchased grapes
VINEYARD SOURCE: Undisclosed
VINEYARD AGE: 38 years old
DRY FARMED: Yes
OWN ROOTED: Yes
SOIL TYPE: Laurelwood (Loess)
ELEVATION: 720 feet (219m)
HARVEST DATE: October 7th, 2020
HARVEST METHOD: Hand Harvested
BRIX AT HARVEST: 22.1
SKIN CONTACT: 26 days
CHAPTALIZATION: No
FERMENTATION: Ambient Yeast
MATURATION VESSEL: 228L DAMY & 228L Cadus
ALCOHOL (by volume): 12.5%
SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO₂): 40ppm
ACIDITY SCALE (pH): 3.62
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6.2g/L
FINING AGENT: Unfined (Vegan)
FILTRATION: Unfiltered
BOTTLE SIZE: 750ml
CLOSURE TYPE: Pearl Prestige (99.99% TCA free)
HAND BOTTLED: Yes
PRODUCTION: 145 cases
BOTTLING DATE: August 5th, 2021
RELEASE DATE: September 1st, 2021
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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