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| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2022 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DOCGLO on 8/12/2023 & rated 90 points: Nice hint of yeast with a vibrant acidity. A hint if white pepper on the finish. Great sipper but will be a great pairing for a white meat, shellfish and summer vegetables. (216 views) | | | Tasted by The Drunken Cyclist on 6/16/2022 & rated 91 points: Retail $30. Under screw cap. Once I started doing my annual tastings of American True Rosé, Pinot Noir, and sparkling wines, Raptor Ridge has often submitted samples. And while my reviews have not always been overly glowing or effusive, I hope they have been seen as honest. I have never visited the winery nor have I met (outside of a recent Zoom call) the owners or anyone associated with the brand. Having said all of that? I really, really want to visit the winery and meet those involved. Why? It seems abundantly clear that the folks at Raptor Ridge are doing it all the right way--trying to produce the best wines while simultaneously trying to do what is best for the planet. Bravo. As for this wine? The pale straw wine with aromas of lemon curd, verbena, and even eucalyptus might be my favorite I have tried from the winery thus far. The palate is fruity, tart, and focused, providing those who fear an oaky Chard respite from the storm. Lovely.
www.thedrunkencyclist.com (613 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 4/9/2021 & rated 91 points: Medium yellow color. Lovely mix of yellow apples and lemon curd, with sea salt, chalk dust, honey and ginger complexities, too. The palate is nervy and vibrant but the texture is creamy and generous, too. Yellow apples, lemon zest and orange peel fruit. Complex elements of chalk, flint, honey, ginger, crushed shells, all sorts of flower petals. Pure, expressive, focused, beautiful Chardonnay. This Gran Moraine Vineyard is a really special site for Chardonnay. Aged 10 months in French oak. (559 views) |
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Scott and Annie Shull have nurtured Raptor Ridge for 26 years. From its infancy as a “garage” winery when they hosted tastings in their home to the clearing of their vineyard in 2000 and opening of the tasting room in 2010, Raptor Ridge is the story of a hand-grown winery built to share joy through connection to the land, the industry and the broader community.
Scott’s winegrowing vision is to cultivate quality, consistency, and intrigue – balancing simplicity of expression with layers of sensory complexity by crafting wines interesting to both the palate and mind. Raptor Ridge sources from our estate vineyard in the Chehalem Mountain AVA, Tuscowallame, plus a rich tapestry of select Willamette Valley sites – up to 12 in a given vintage spanning multiple sub-appellations in the region. These long-term partnerships with storied vineyards throughout the valley such as Meredith Mitchell, Temperance Hill, and Gran Moraine have given us more “ingredients” with which to blend and ultimately provide sensory complexity in our winemaking style.
Tuscowallame Vineyard is an 18-acre site planted to predominantly Pinot Noir plus one and a half acres of Grüner Veltliner. It is comprised of 13 separate blocks, each planted to different clones and rootstocks that address distinct soil characteristics. The word, Tuscowallame, is an indigenous word meaning “where the owls dwell.”Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.Oregon Oregon Wine, Oregon Wineries (Oregon Wine Board)Willamette Valley Willamette Valley Wineries Association | Willamette Valley (Oregon Wine Board)
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Willamette Valley Vintage Reviews
Yamhill-CarltonThe vineyards of the Yamhill-Carlton District were planted mostly in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. The primary soil of this area is called Willakenzie, named after the Willamette and McKenzie rivers. It is a sedimentary soil with a sandstone base rock. The sand content is quite high and the soil therefore very well drained. The sites are generally on the lower slopes of a volcanic ridge. Wines of the area possess aromas of red and black fruits, with added elements of cocoa, leather and fresh-turned earth. Acidity levels are generally lower than other regions, prompting these wines to be lush and agreeable in their youth.
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