Blue Mountain Vineyard Grenache Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled seafood, roasted chicken with herbs, goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Kerloo Cellars' Blue Mountain Vineyard Grenache Blanc is a brilliant showcase of Washington State's potential for white Rh%f4ne varieties. Sourced from the cooler, high-elevation Blue Mountain Vineyard nestled in the foothills of the majestic Blue Mountains in the southern Walla Walla Valley, this wine benefits from dramatic diurnal temperature shifts and unique cobblestone and silt loam soils. Winemaker Ryan Crane utilizes low-intervention techniques, often fermenting and aging the wine in a combination of concrete eggs and neutral French oak. This method preserves the grape's natural high acidity while building a beautiful, textured mid-palate. The result is a wine that balances vibrant citrus and stone fruit notes with a distinct saline minerality, reflecting the rugged beauty of its high-altitude terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by winemaker Ryan Crane in the renowned Walla Walla Valley of Washington State, Kerloo Cellars crafts artisanal, site-expressive wines that celebrate the Pacific Northwest's premier terroirs. Operating with a philosophy centered on minimal intervention, low oak influence, and native fermentations, Crane seeks to showcase the pure, vibrant fruit character of respected vineyard sites across Columbia Valley and Yakima Valley. The winery is particularly acclaimed for its dynamic Rhône-style offerings, notably single-vineyard Syrah and crisp Grenache Rosé, alongside energetic expressions of Tempranillo, Grenache Blanc, and Sauvignon Blanc.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Grenache Blanc