USA

Smagekommentar: Det var kun et spørgsmål om tid, før familien Drouhin ville søge efter nye steder at udforske og producere vin. Med Drouhins enorme talent og succes, så hvorfor ikke? Familien Drouhin skal man holde øje med, de er altid i konstant i udvikling og kompromisløse i bestræbelserne på at producere de absolut bedste kvaliteter af Pinot Noir og Chardonnay. Det må være en Bourgogne-tankegang! Roserock Chardonnay er meget harmonisk og har lettere eksotisk noter som bla. ananas og pære i duften. Den er perfekt afbalanceret mellem frugten og fadet, som slet ikke dominerer. Winemaker Véronique Drouhin ønsker at den friske frugt skal være i centrum. Lang finish med lettere smørpræg, men afstemt med god syre.

Leverandør	Domaine Drouhin
Land	USA
Område	Oregon
Type	Hvidvin
Årgang	2017
Druer	Chardonnay
Dyrkning	Traditionel
Riedel glas	Chardonnay
Passer til	Fisk (på grillen), Skaldyr, Fjerkræ, Fisk - fede
Alkohol	13,90%
Størrelse	75 cl.
Proptype	Kork

Vinifikation: Druerne bliver håndplukket fra ejendommens 3 parceller og nøje selekteret og individuelt gæret. Druerne bliver presset straks efter ankomst til vineriet. Den ene halvdel bliver overført til rustfrie ståltanke, den anden halvdel overføres til franske egetræsfade. Vinen gennemgår 100% malolaktisk gæring, hvorefter vinen blendes. Vinen lagres i alt i ca. 8 mdr.

The Wine: An intense sense of the mountain heritage of the delicate stone fruit that is lifted, like its McCrea cousin, yet firmer, and with a stronger core and added layers of richness. This wine is tremendously complex, with intense aromas of green apple & sea spray, flavors of flint & citrus, and is structured by vibrant acidity. As the wine opens, notes of roasted almonds, pineapple, lemon and butter become more evident. Big, lavish, full-bodied and mouth-watering, this is a true California-style Chardonnay.   All of our eleven vineyard designate Chardonnays are marked first and foremost by regional characteristics. Beyond that lies the personality of each of the vineyards from which they hail. All of the sites are planted to the same clone, a California heritage selection that we have been using for close to thirty years. Each wine is produced in the same fashion, with the focus being on the traditional techniques that elicit the earth driven, complex noble sulfides and resulting minerality inherent in the fruit from each site.

    The Estate Kistler Vineyards is a privately owned and operated winery dedicated to the vinification of world class site specific Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. We produce single vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noirs that are available exclusively to our mailing list members. Jason Kesner oversees all winemaking and vineyard operations. Jason became connected to Kistler in the summer of 2000 when he joined Hudson Vineyards and began growing the fruit for our Hudson bottling. Jason then joined Steve Kistler in the cellar in 2008 as Assistant Winemaker for Kistler Vineyards and became Winemaker in 2014. Steve retired from Kistler Vineyards at the end of 2017. Kistler Vineyards was founded in 1978 by Steve Kistler and Mark Bixler. The first vintage in 1979 produced 3,500 cases of wine and since then the winery has slowly grown to the planned production level of about 35,000 cases per year. Mark Bixler passed away in the fall of 2017. His dedication to and passion for the world of fine wine was unparalleled. We are all greatly appreciative of his profound contribution to Kistler Vineyards and he is dearly missed.