Thunderbloom

Farmed from over 750 foot elevation on a high rise of volcanic bedrock in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, these Riesling vines were originally planted in 1979. In 2023 the grapes ripened just on the fringe of the season, becoming golden on the vine. We picked them by hand and trod them to let the juice run with the skins for a number of hours. The wine fermented slowly in the late autumn and we moved the barrels outside midway so that the fermentation would stop naturally. Following the German tradition of balanced, off-dry Riesling, this wine retained 45 grams of residual sugar per liter, which strikes a perfect balance with its lightning acidity. It has aromas of citrus candy and petrol, with brilliant flavors of pineapple and key lime on the palate. This is an incredible wine to pair with spicy or sweet flavors and on its own has a mouthwatering, refreshing feeling like ice cold lemonade on a summer day. 

78 cases produced