Palate
White peach, mandarin orange and apricot are delivered with a core ofminerality that makes the wine shimmer with energy and freshness.
Growing Conditions
2016 continued the trend of warm growing seasons in Washington marked by an early start. Bud break and bloom were significantly advanced from historical dates, with bloom occurring in some areas as early as the third week of May, a good two-plus weeks ahead of average. By the end of May, 2016 was easily on pace to surpass 2015 as the warmest vintage on record. To everyone’s surprise, beginning in June, temperatures swung back toward normal. “As we all know, weather is very unpredictable and we did not see the cool second half coming,” said one winemaker. These cooler temperatures persisted throughout the majority of the summer.
Source:
Evergreen: Planted in 1998 by Jerry Milbrandt, the vineyard rows lie along a stretch ofsteep cliffs above the Columbia River in the state’s newest AVA, Ancient Lakes. A cooler site due to river influence, the nitrogen-poor soils are composed of fragmented basalt, gravel silt, and caliche deposited during ice age floods. This site produces fruit with sublime mineral character and great acidity, a balance that winemakers adore.
Winemaking
100% Whole Clustered Press. Yeast: RHST, Vin 13, Native. Stainless Steel Fermented
Aging
Aged 6 Months on Lees
