2022 Pearlstad Vineyard Chardonnay

$40.00

flowers echoing
bells of ginger and honey
where sea used to be

2022 is our third vintage from Pearlstad Vineyard, owned by Ken Pearlman and Dana Baker.  This 18-acre vineyard is planted almost exclusively to Chardonnay on a hidden and magical south facing slope in the Eola-Amity Hills.  The vineyard sits above fossil-filled sandstone and siltstone dominated by Chehulpum silty loam with uplifted marine rock layers.

TASTING NOTES

Pearlstad Vineyard, where the sea used to be, sings a floral song of bee balm and peony, peaches and ginger.  There is a chord of honey and crisp green melon, moss and macadamia nut which moves up register to gum drop, citron and rain on sidewalk.  The core of the palate is tight with a mineral tang wrapped in a fluffy coat and finishes waltzing with a sigh of salt.