Hope Well 2018 'Twain' (Chardonnay / Riesling), Eola-Amity Hills

Item Number: 20481

UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: Oregon
Sub Region: Willamette Valley
Appellation/AVA: Eola-Amity Hills
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2018
Grape(s): 50% Chardonnay / 50% Riesling
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.7
Total Acidity: 5.5 g/L
pH: 3.2
Viticulture: Regenerative
Case Production: 113

twain: /twān/
From the Old English twegen, meaning two.

Twain brings together the viticultural equivalent of polar opposite personalities. Riesling, precise, revered for its aromatic potential, its acidity, its capacity to know its place. Chardonnay, ubiquitous and mutable, made in every corner of the world to bend to site or to winemaker whim. How could they possibly find harmony? Into the press, together, into the barrels, together, and there the twain were joined as though they were born under the same star.

Vintage Notes by Mimi Casteel: "2018 began warm and the tiresome words of drought, fire, and heat dominated the talk of the growing season. The only balm to the abrading effects inherent to the acceleration of climate change is redoubling the effort to build the alternative way forward. Every year that passes we see more resilience in the land, we study success and celebrate it, but never allow that to dampen the urgency of this work.

As warm as it began, we were granted reprieve by reliably cool nights, and while the drought persisted, the ongoing improvements in soil water retention due to years of increasing diversity and feeding soil were appreciated by all the life at Hope Well. Managing to make it through another drought year with the power to cross the finish line with nuance and finesse felt very gratifying. The beauty of October brought many moments of gratitude-guided work as we laid the farm to rest."

Winemaking Notes: The grapes were whole cluster pressed and co-fermented. No commercial yeasts or bacteria were used. The wine saw 100% neutral french oak.