2022 'Articulate' Chardonnay
2022 'Articulate' Chardonnay
In our portfolio, Articulate is the top tier counterpoint to the single vineyard wines. It is not produced in every vintage but when the raw materials are available, a barrel-selected blend from excellent vineyards that are capable of expressing the beautiful, intriguing, and complex elements of Oregon Chardonnay. The Articulate bottling is meant to show the highest expression of the vintage as well as the Willamette Valley as a whole. It is also an occasion as a winemaker for me to show my hand and craft an especially complete and complex Chardonnay.
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vinification
Articulate Chardonnay was fermented on the lees in a combination of neutral French oak barrels and puncheons for ten months and then left of the lees in tank for six more months prior to blending and bottling.
vineyard
Robinson Vineyard, Willamette Valley | 8 acres | Established 200 | 550' | Saum Soil
vintage
2022 was a wild roller coaster ride with a spectacular finish. After a profoundly damaging spring frost the summer picked up the slack and delivered not only a bountiful crop, but also gave beautiful weather all the way into October, helping us get everything beautifully ripe. Grapes were healthy and balanced, with flavors developed well beyond typical for the modest sugar levels. Some outstanding wines of all types.