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'10 Grüner Veltliner

Aromas of lime zest, hyacinth, Bartlett pear, and hints of yeast, cloves and bay. On the palate it exhibits flint, preserved lemon, and sea salt.

Harvest dates: October 27, 2010
Fruit source: Ilahe Vineyard
Grapes at harvest: Brix 22.1, pH 3.18, TA 6.85
Finished wine: Alcohol 12.5%, pH 3.25, TA 6.5 gr/L
Residual sugar: 0.2%
145 Cases produced, bottled May, 2011

The 2010 Vintage
"All's well that ends well." The growing season started very slowly, with cool, damp weather in both April and May. June was also cooler than normal, driving bloom into early July. A hot spell early in the month fired up the flowers, and it seemed that everything bloomed all at once on the 4th of July. For a variety of reasons, the crop that was set was very small throughout the Willamette Valley. A cool summer followed and we knew we were faced with a very late harvest. The first three weeks of September were cool and showery. But then, as in 2008, the skies cleared and a perfect Indian Summer carried the fruit to ideal maturity late in October, giving us wines of moderate alcohol and excellent fruit intensity.