ThunderbloomFarmed from over 750 foot elevation on a high rise of volcanic bedrock in the Eola Amity Hills AVA, these Riesling vines were originally planted in 1979. In 2023 the grapes ripened just on the fringe of the season, becoming golden on the vine. We picked them by hand and trod them to let the juice run with the skins for a number of hours. The wine fermented slowly in the late autumn and we moved the barrels outside midway so that the fermentation would

The wine gives vivid aromatics of yellow flowers and ripe peach

We carried the magnificent pale green clusters back to our winery

and as the wine aged in neutral 500L barrels for 10 months those notes became floral and spiced

Three bottles of the Oath of the Grove Chardonnay

which strikes a perfect balance with its lightning acidity

soft flavors of starfruit and cream

with citrus and half-ripe peach on the palate with just a hint of pie crust and spice on the long finish

Its silken tannins and supple flavors weave through a long

Those flavors of orange citrus endured the fermentation

The wine fermented slowly in the late autumn and we moved the barrels outside midway so that the fermentation would stop naturally

50 cases produced

these Riesling vines were originally planted in 1979