orange? rose? unique chillable red? this drinks like all 3 blended into one.
aromatic,
Founded by husband-and-wife duo John House and Ksenija Kostic in 2011, Ovum is a celebration of the diverse expressions of Oregon Riesling. After years of learning the intricacies of the Willamette Valley while working together at Chehalem, John and Ksenija set off to further investigate the myriad terroirs of Oregon through the lens of Riesling, and now source fruit from through the state. They have found sites with blustery Pacific winds, extreme diurnal shifts, and rocky, well-draining soils.
To emphasize the idiosyncrasies of these vineyards, all of Ovum’s wines see the same practices in the cellar: natural fermentations, no additions or subtractions except for SO2, extended lees contact of 8-9 months – all in neutral barrels of acacia and oak, as well as Nomblot concrete eggs. The resulting wines are textured and concentrated, driven by minerality, and framed by unwavering acidity. Ovum’s work is among the most compelling white winemaking we have encountered in our search throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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- 50% Pinot Gris, 50% Skin-contact Big Salt
- basaltic/volcanic soils
- Elevation: 1,500 ft
- Harvested: 09/20/23
- Planted in the mid 80’s, this Pinot gris sits atop Booth Hill, in Hood River, Oregon. Just over 1500 feet in elevation, the volcanic soils of the site were unaffected by the Last Glacial Maximum 13,000 years ago
- Pinot gris is destemmed into 1-ton fermenters where 5 gallons of skin contact Muscat and Gewurz are added to spur native fermentation
- After two weeks of daily pumpovers, the wine has turned dark cranberry in color, at which point it is racked into neutral barrel with 50% Big Salt where ML fermentation with complete, and the wine will aged on lees for 5-6 months
- Bottled unfined, unfiltered
- 12.9% alc
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varietal 49.5% Big Salt Skin Contact (Riesling and Gewurztraminer) and 50% Skin Contact Pinot Gris, .5% Muscat
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farming/cellar sustainable
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