Winemaker Notes
The wine gracefully incorporates blonde tones with lucidity in the glass. Aromas of guava, passion fruit and honeysuckle balance with a natural minerality from the local terroir. The fresh flavors of golden apple, pear and melon invite the consumer to experience both aroma and taste in tandem. The perceived sweetness and natural acidity show a balance to the wine with a rich, mid-palate, lingering finish.
Enjoy this refreshing dry white wine as an aperitif or with various food pairings including Oregon Dungeness crab, grilled salmon and baked white fish with basil tapenade. Seasonal salads and medium cheeses.
About Winery
What makes this wine so special is that it’s a true expression of small-lot Chardonnay in the Willamette Valley. It’s not mass-produced, it’s something that we make less than 200 cases of to really focus on bringing the best possible blend we can make.
We’re fortunate to have this sweet spot for Chardonnay in the Pacific Northwest that is a bridge between the rich, opulent wines of California and the racy, acidic wines of Burgundy that need to be heavily oaked and sit for years before they’re drinkable.
With our Kudos Chardonnay, we make a sensible, partially oaked wine and intertwine it with stainless steel during fermentation to bring a balanced, cool-climate wine with body and structure as well as some of the tasty butterscotch and vanilla notes that we love in Chardonnay.
