Sweet Cheeks Winery & VineyardEstate Blocks Pinot Gris
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The Estate Blocks Pinot Gris of the Sweet Cheeks Winery & Vineyard is in the top 0 of wines of Willamette Valley.
Details and technical informations about Sweet Cheeks Winery & Vineyard's Estate Blocks Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Blanc Cardon
Simple and fresh dry whites, pale golden colour, supple mouth with moderate acidity, with understated aromas of citrus and southern white flowers. Discreet rustic profile. Almost extinct commercially, preserved in INRAE varietal collections. Testifies to the ampelographic diversity of the old southern vineyard. Rare French white grape formerly grown in the South.
Informations about the Sweet Cheeks Winery & Vineyard
The Sweet Cheeks Winery & Vineyard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Willamette Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Willamette Valley
World benchmark for Pinot Noir outside Burgundy: elegant, fine reds with notes of cherry, raspberry, plum, undergrowth, damp earth and sweet spices, silky tannins and acidity preserved by the cool climate. Star grape on volcanic soils (Jory), Burgundian latitude (45°). Also taut Chardonnay in full quality rise, round Pinot Gris and lively Riesling. Oregon's main AVA (240 km between Coast Range and Cascades).
The wine region of Oregon
American benchmark for fresh, elegant Pinot Noir. Fine, silky reds with signature notes of red cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, undergrowth and spice, delicate tannins and taut freshness — the closest style to Burgundy outside France. Iconic Willamette Valley on volcanic (Jory) and marine soils. Also precise, mineral Chardonnay, ample Pinot Gris (pear, honey), taut Riesling.
The word of the wine: Evolved
Said of a wine showing by its colour (tuilé in the case of reds, amber in the case of whites), its aromas or its structure that it is nearing the end of its peak and needs to be drunk quickly.
