Viento Winery Stats

Viento Winery - 1986: Just produced Riesling - 1992: retired old label o Woodcut from 1511, Holy Trinity - Gorge focused - NFO is catnip for humans - 2006: 2000 case-production; 2007: 1570 case-production - Uses Alain Fouget barrels since 2002; previously used Seguin Moreau - Verona: o Proprietor felt that the land was the 2nd prettiest place in world next to Verona.  Views of Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, PR trees on 1 acre  Planted ¼ Sauvignon Blanc, ¼ Chardonnay and ½ Pinot Gris  3 miles - 1st German job, Birken Wolfe - Wine Tasting Notes o 2006 Dry Riesling – 1% RS o Retro – 2.6% RS, 1.3 acre o Gwtz – ½% RS o 2006 Viognier (LSR) – Nice silky mouth, low acid, subtle spice develops into white pepper, barrel fermented, subtle white peach  Lonesome Spring Ranch: 140 miles, (4 miles from Red Mt), cooler site in warmer area; southern slope, sandy silty  VM: Colin Morelle o 2007 Retro: 11% alcohol, 8-9% RS, 26.5 brix  Banana, pineapple, sweetness o 2007 Rose: Chukar Ridge fruit  Barrel fermented rose; Neutral French Oak; Cool fermentation 4 -5 days on skins • Subtractive in color – yeast removes color as does skins; SO2 (bleach) and filtration  Ruby red grapefruit nose, Luden’s cough drops, 13.2% alcohol o 2005 Pinot Noir: Underwood Mt. Fruit (1999)  1200’ elevation; gentle 12.9%  pretty fruit, No NFO, 3.5 barrels made o 2006 Pinot Noir: Underwood Mt. fruit  13.6% alcohol; Riper, higher acid, 3rd crop • Black cherries • 9 barrels in 12% NFO o 2007 Pinot Noir  Clone 23 and 2 (Wadenswil)  Cherry, cranberry, spice  Pommard – not as ripe o 2007 Barbera: 15.2% alcohol o 2005 Sangiovese  8 barrels – Candy Mt. (side of Red Mt)  4 Kiona Vineyard  18 months in barrel, NFO  Higher acid, black cherries, currants o NV Lot #5 R  4 barrels 2005 LSR, 4 barrels 2005 Chukar, 2 barrels 2006 LSR, 1 barrel 2006 GR SYR LSR  Really nice! Late-hitting tannins o 2013 Release: Viognier/Orange Muscat  18.7% alcohol, 9% sugar  Modeled Rutherglen system of Australia  Cold winter, warm summer