Celio Vineyard Chardonnay
⏳ Drikkevindue
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Pan-seared halibut, roasted chicken with herbs, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Kerloo Cellars' Celio Vineyard Chardonnay is a brilliant testament to the cool-climate potential of the Columbia Gorge AVA. Sourced from the wind-swept Celio Vineyard, which sits in a dramatic, high-elevation setting influenced by the intense winds and alpine cooling of the Gorge, this wine represents a highly elegant, mineral-driven style of Washington Chardonnay. Winemaker Ryan Crane employs low-intervention cellar practices, utilizing native yeast fermentation and aging in neutral French oak to preserve the vineyard's natural tension, bright acidity, and saline undertones. The resulting wine captures the rugged, volcanic terroir of the Columbia Gorge, offering a stark and refreshing contrast to the riper, warmer-climate expressions found elsewhere in the state.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Kerloo Cellars blev grundlagt i 2007 af vinmageren Ryan Crane i Washington States berømte Walla Walla Valley. Her fremstiller vinhuset håndværksvine med udpræget terroirpræg, som hylder de ypperste vinmarker i Pacific Northwest. Filosofien bygger på minimal intervention, afdæmpet brug af egetræ og spontangæring med naturlig gær, hvor Crane stræber efter at fremhæve den rene, levende frugtkarakter fra anerkendte parceller i Columbia Valley og Yakima Valley. Vinhuset har opnået særlig anerkendelse for sine dynamiske vine i Rhône-stil – især enkeltdarks-Syrah og frisk Grenache Rosé – suppleret af energiske fortolkninger af Tempranillo, Grenache Blanc og Sauvignon Blanc.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay