2021 Knudsen Vineyards Rosé
A delightful salmon hue is bursting with fragrant aromas of honeysuckle and rose petals. The first taste is refreshing and bright with flavors of pink grapefruit and rhubarb. The mid-palate is graced with citrus notes of orange peel and tangerine, finishing with hints of oak, gripping acidity and the desire to take another sip!
FAMILY SERIES
Estate Grown
LIVE Certified
Salmon Safe
Vineyard | Knudsen Vineyard
AVA | Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Soil | Red Jory Clay
Winemaker | Nate Klostermann
Released | March, 2022
Cases | 300
Oak | A portion of the wine was aged in neutral French oak for 6 mos.
Varieties | Pinot noir & Chardonnay
This wine is sourced from the following vineyard blocks: 38, 25, 29, 14
The 2021 growing season was remarkable in several respects including the very high quality of fruit produced.
Coolness and some precipitation in early June during flowering resulted in below average fruit set and, ultimately, lower yields. Then, at the end of June,
Oregon experienced a heat dome for several days with record-breaking high temperatures. The balance of the summer was warm and dry until early September, when a cooling allowed for a relatively long and nearly ideal harvest season.
At Knudsen Vineyards, we started harvesting grapes for sparkling in late August and concluded harvest in late September. The cool weather in
September gave us time to pick our Pinot noir and Chardonnay grapes for still wine at nearly perfect physiological ripeness.
The modestly lower yields and great weather conditions during harvest has enabled wines with excellent acidity, depth of color, big aromatics and great flavors. We are really excited about the quality, drinkability and age worthiness of the wines from the 2021 growing season.