Oath of the Grove TrioThree bottles of the Oath of the Grove Chardonnay. This 2021 Chardonnay was grown on the north facing side of the Dundee Hills AVA where chill winds and long shadows keep the small berries tight with acidity and flavor. The loose red clay erodes to display orange boulders beneath the topsoil, where these roots probe deep to find life source. The wine gives vivid aromatics of yellow flowers and ripe peach, and luscious, soft flavors of starfruit and

The wine gives vivid aromatics of yellow flowers and ripe peach

flinty acidity carries the wine down the long path of a forested grove

The wine fermented slowly through the winter and in the spring malolactic fermentation had only partially finished

If you see acid crystals dancing in the wine

where Satyr Fire performed all of the viticulture for these grapes beginning with pruning in January

and we let it settle for two days in steel before racking into four neutral barrels

and the acidity will crystalize when the wine is chilled

We picked them by hand and trod them to let the juice run with the skins for a number of hours

the juice was radiant

In 2023 the grapes ripened just on the fringe of the season

with brilliant flavors of pineapple and key lime on the palate

these Riesling vines were originally planted in 1979