Tonight I served a really light and delicious pasta with baby peas, asparagus, and a very faint cream sauce. Delish! And this wine was the perfect pairing for such delicate flavors.
This wine comes out of the Rogue Valley in Oregon. I am sure the Willamette Valley gets more press, but these guys deserve their due. Foris estates have been producing wine since 1974 and the grapes are sourced from the Siskiyou Mountain terrace in the cool, western climate. The winery lies only about 7 miles into the state of Oregon. The vineyards are close to the Pacific Ocean and have cool nights leading to long "hang time." The estate is owned by the Gerber family and the winemaker has been nurturing the product for about 35 years! Their pinot blanc grapes come from their Cedar Ranch vineyard-- an acquisition from a US Marshal drug property seizure and the Three Creeks Vineyard, an area of low vigor soils composed of clay loam and pebbles. This Pinot Blanc is fermented in stainless steel with a variety of aromatic yeasts with the goal of showcasing the unique attributes of the grape.
Overall, we found this to be a pleasant white with a style somewhere between the crispness of Chardonnay and the fruitiness of Pinot Gris. And very food friendly! This would go very well as a pairing with nearly any chicken, fish or vegetarian meal. Or just on the back porch in spring.
JUST THE FACTS
It pours a light yellow color
On the nose, we got apples, honeysuckle and a chalk/clay aroma.
In the glass, the taste of apples predominated to us and the finish was clean and mildly lingering.
This wine is meant to be drunk young, but a five years didn't seem to hurt it.
This wine is meant to be drunk young, but a five years didn't seem to hurt it.
The ratings on this wine are usually around 88 with mild variation.
Price: $11 to 18. I bought it for $12 dollars at Mac's Liquors in Atlanta. Most of the sellers for this bottle are on the west coast.
(Hey, who am I to argue with the father of pasteurization."
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