1/28/2024 - henjef wrote: NR

100% Chardonnay grown on sedimentary soils on top of Ribbon Ridge. Vintages 2019-2021. The original multi-clonal Chardonnay planting of Whistling Ridge together with the vines we top-grafted over to cuttings from Cameron’s Clos Electrique. More than 10 different known clones between them (including a section of the old Mt. Eden massale block brought to Oregon by John Paul of Cameron winery in the 80s.) Skins are thicker and the shallow soils offer intensely flavored fruit and high acidity, at low Brix. Aromatics are flinty in nature, seawater, oyster shells, stony, struck match and more oceanic qualities. In the mouth, more stones, kaffir lime curd, mandarin peel, steel, and star fruit. This is the densest of the wines, and perhaps the most youthful/energetic in the palate (we bottled two Blanc de Blancs cuvees from Whistling Ridge in the first round of tirage and the other will sleep in bottle a few more years). It’s bursting with flavor, and there is the signature youthful cut, astringency, and drive of Whistling Ridge. As much as this cuvee also has a big percentage of wine with more than 30 months on lees prior to going to bottle for two more years, there is a distinct feel of a punk rock attitude here. The wine is best consumed over as many hours as you can give it…just like every other Whistling Ridge wine.

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