Brooks "Bois Joli" Riesling, 2021

Oregon, (Willamette Valley AVA)
100% Riesling
12.0%

* Biodynamic

Rain events at the beginning of bloom diminished yields, and a dry summer was punctuated with unprecedented heatwaves. The timing worked in our favor since the heat happened pre-veraison, and the vines handled it well. No disease, high sugars, balanced acids, and great flavors. 2021 will undoubtedly rank as one of the top Oregon vintages.

 

TASTING NOTES:  Off dry with scents of pear, apple and peach, this vineyard designate has broad and generous fruit flavors, leavened by reedy notes of celery leaf and ginger flower; its texture is luxurious and slyly intense, with a surprisingly sweet and lingering finish.

FOOD PAIRINGS:  Thai noodles, prawns, fatty pork, chicken wings.