Orr Wines Old Vine Chenin Blanc, Columbia Valley, Washington 2023

Orr Wines Old Vine Chenin Blanc, Columbia Valley, Washington 2023

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At a bar in San Francisco in 1998, Erica Orr met winemaker Aaron Pott who convinced her that winemaking was the coolest job in the world. She took a vacation from her lab tech job at UCSF to work harvest with Cathy Corison while applying to the master’s program at Davis. She was hooked and there was no turning back.
"This 2023 Chenin Blanc combines fruit from the Upland and Roza Hills Vineyards. Pale in the glass, this was stored in a combination of neutral French oak and stainless steel drums. This saw a touch of lees stirring and offers salted cashew nut and ripe pear that combines with melon tones on the palate. This is fresh and polished stuff that will pair with millions of foods. Drink 2024-2031- 93 points" - Owen Bargreen Review
 
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Region: Columbia Valley, Washington (from Upland Vineyard planted in 1970 and Roza Hills Vineyard planted in 1980)
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.2% ABV
Farming Practice: Sustainable
Soil Type: Various
Sulfur: unknown
Winemaking: the grapes were whole cluster pressed, with juice settled overnight before racking to old oak barrels and stainless steel drums for natural fermentation with native yeast. The final blend was lightly fined with bentonite clay, sterile filtered, and bottled in American glass under TCA-free corks.

At a bar in San Francisco in 1998, Erica Orr met winemaker Aaron Pott who convinced her that winemaking was the coolest job in the world. She took a vacation from her lab tech job at UCSF to work harvest with Cathy Corison while applying to the master’s program at Davis. She was hooked and there was no turning back.

Erica honed her craft working at some of the best wineries in the world: Rudd Estate, Cain Vineyard, Domaine Dujac and Yering Station. In 2005, she moved to Washington state and started an independent winemaking consulting and enology business in Woodinville, where she helped wineries like Baer, Mark Ryan, Guardian, Sparkman and others rack up 90+ point scores and now two Spectator Top 100 wines. In 2013, Erica decided the time had come to create a wine all her own. The inaugural and limited release of Orr Wines − 116 cases of old vine chenin blanc − came into being with the generous help and goodwill of the Woodinville winemaking community.

Cheers everybody!  Here's to calling in all my favors!

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