Ntaus Oregon Txoj Kev Rau Qhov Zoo Chardonnay

Ib zaug paub tsuas yog rau nws lub zog Pinot Noir, lub xeev Chardonnays yog cov hnub qub nce.

cov Eola Amity Hills AVA khav theeb kwv yees li 30 wineries thiab ntau tshaj 100 vineyards, ntau ntawm tsom rau me me thiab sustainability. Lub AVA yog txhais los ntawm nws cov cua daj cua dub thiab muaj npe tom qab Aeolian, los yog cua harp. Vinifera txiv hmab txiv ntoo tau cog ntawm no hauv Eola-Amity Hills xyoo 1971— Amity Vineyards yog thawj lub lag luam winery hauv cheeb tsam los cog vines thiab xyoo 1976 thawj zaug los ua kev sib raug zoo. Nws yog nyob rau hauv thawj pab pawg ntawm rau nested AVAs lees paub, tau txais nws AVA tsim nyob rau hauv 2006.

Argyle "Nuthouse" 2018, Eola-Amity. Hloov, fleshy txiv apples thiab hu nkauj caramel, ntoo txuj lom. Lub orchard txiv hmab txiv ntoo yog upfront yog li koj tsis tas yuav mus nrhiav nws. Textured ntawm lub palate tab sis tseem xa ib ntshiv thiab huv si profile.

Byrn Mawr Estate Chardonnay 2018, Eola-Amity Hills. Cov xim daj daj ntseg, nrog rau lub qhov ntswg qhia cov txiv pear thiab txiv apples, me ntsis ntawm honeycomb thiab brioche-cov ntawv sau uas tau ua raws li rau ntawm lub palate, nrog qee cov ntawv sau creamy, me ntsis savory anise uplift.

Bryn Mawr Estate Grown Chardonnay 2018, Eola-Amity Hills. Qhov no yog qhov zoo Chablis imposter nrog lub qhov ntswg zoo (cov pa luam yeeb thiab flint), uplifted nrog huv ntsuab kua thiab ntxhia, txiv qaub zest; crisp thiab refreshing. 325 tau ua.

cov Dundee Hills AVA yog qhov uas feem ntau ntawm Willamette Valley thawj cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo tau loj hlob: AVA's mottos yog "Nws pib ntawm no vim li cas." Nws yog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm Pinot Noir, tab sis, zoo li lwm yam AVAs, Chardonnay tab tom ntes nrog Burgundian kab lus ntawm txiv hmab txiv ntoo, thiab pab rov tsim dua li American Chardonnay tuaj yeem ua tau. AVA yog lub tsev rau ntau tshaj 50 lub vaj txiv hmab thiab cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo, nrog qee lub xeev cov pioneers thaum ntxov tau nqis los ntawm no - Eyrie (David Lett), Erath, thiab Sokol Blosser hauv xyoo 1960 thiab 70s, ua raws li Burgundian Drouhin tsev neeg hauv 1987. Tus phooj ywg qhov tseeb: Muaj ntau B-Corp-certified wineries hauv Dundee Hills dua li lwm yam AVA thoob ntiaj teb.

Domaine Serene "Evenstad Reserve" 2018, Dundee Hills. Ua los ntawm Dijon clones nyob rau hauv ib tug premier vineyard. Lub qhov ntswg yog txaus siab nrog txiv qaub curd, tshuaj ntsuab sau ntawv, thiab ib tug hint ntawm Oak txuj lom. Ua raws li cov qauv tsis-tag nrho lub cev nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj - me ntsis glycerol, puag ncig, textured thiab satisfying nrog ripe pear, daj thiab ntsuab kua. Zoo nkauj kev koom ua ke ntawm ntoo qhib, acid thiab txiv hmab txiv ntoo. Qhov ncauj qhov ntswg, elegant, refined. **

Domaine Roy & Fils "Incline" Dundee Hills Estate Chardonnay 2019, Iron Filbert Vineyard. Super anise ntawm lub qhov ntswg, ua raws li ntawm lub palate, nrog ib co tart ntsuab txiv apples. Ib me ntsis astringent thaum xub thawj, tab sis txawm tawm rau hnub ob. Nyob zoo hnub Tuesday hmo ntuj caw.

Lange Estate Chardonnay "Classique" 2018, Dundee Hills. Ib puag ncig Burgundian-style wine nrog silky textures, ripe daj txiv apples, ib co hazelnut, almond thiab caramel tones ua rau kom ntev, graceful tiav. Ntawm $ 19, punches zoo txog nws qhov hnyav.

Nicolas Jay "Affinites" 2018, Dundee Hills. Burgundian style, zoo txiv qaub twist, creamy nam, nruab nrab-ntxiv tab sis tsis heev lub cev, me ntsis haus luam yeeb. Qhov tob zoo thiab ntau qhov kev txaus siab los ntawm kev nkag mus rau qhov kawg.

Roco Knudsen Vineyards, Dundee Hills 2017. Cov cawv txiv hmab no qhia txog qhov tseeb ntawm cov txiv apples thiab txiv pears, yam tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam ntawm hnyav-tes ua winemaking. Zoo tshiab acid ncaws nws. Cov phooj ywg zoo rau cheeses, zaub ntsuab roasted, tsis yog super aromatic. Ua nrog Dijon clone 95; tsuas yog 55 qhov ua tau.

Stoller Chardonnay 2019 Dundee Hills. Ntxuav purity ntawm txiv hmab txiv ntoo pem hauv ntej: txiv apples thiab dawb pear. Unmuddled los ntawm manipulation los yog ntoo qhib. Tsis hnyav nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev. Ib qho kev lom zem caw los ntawm cov cuab yeej cuab tam tsim khoom. Zoo heev nrog grilled sausage, pan-roasted Brussel sprouts thiab qos yaj ywm qab zib. 100% vaj tse loj hlob.

cov Ribbon Ridge AVA yog Willamette Valley qhov tsawg tshaj plaws AVA-500 acres tam sim no cog rau ntawm lub ridge, 10 wineries cultivating 20 vineyards-tsim nyob rau hauv 2005 thiab nrog lub loj Chehalem AVA. Nws thiaj li muaj npe rau ribbon zoo li twist ntawm sab saum toj ntawm lub ridge. Tsim los ntawm geological uplifts, lub topography yog tsim los ntawm ridges thiab ravines uas muab kev sib cais ntawm ntuj tsim ntawm wine-loj hlob cheeb tsam thiab cov nyob ib sab ua liaj ua teb. Nws kuj tseem pab tsim kom muaj microclimate zoo sib xws rau lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav thiab ntev dua. Fog nyob rau hauv pem teb hav yog ib tug txhais feature ntawm no txias-kev nyab xeeb AVA.

Adelsheim Ribbon Ridge Chardonnay 2018, Ribbon Ridge Vineyard. Savory herbal qhov ntswg, tshiab anise thiab fennel paus. Ntxuav ncaj pear, ripe thiab muaj kua, tab sis tsis dhau saum. Zoo nkauj sib npaug ntawm cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab ntoo; Kev txiav txim siab siv ntoo qhib, sophisticated thiab elegant, nthuav thiab txheej, tsis yog lub ntiaj teb tshiab cawv cawv, tab sis tag nrho cov qub ntiaj teb earthiness thiab nuance. **

Grochau Cellars “GC,” 2017 Brickhouse Vineyards, Ribbon Ridge, Amity. Cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo loj hlob nyob ib ncig ntawm cov txiv apples thiab pears. Nruab nrab lub cev, puag ncig thiab qab ntxiag, tab sis nrog ib tug zoo acidic tang. Txiav los ntawm cov khoom noj fatty nrog aplomb thiab paj.

Utopia 2017, Ribbon Ridge AVA. Ua los ntawm Willamette qhov tsawg tshaj plaws AVA, qhov no muaj cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo orchard, di ncauj-smacking acidity txheej nrog puag ncig caramel thiab hazel tones, muab qhov no creamy qhov ncauj. Ib me ntsis tob tab sis stylistically Burgundian. Tart savory qus-tshuaj ntsuab tiav.