Winery: Maloof
Winemaker: Ross & Bee Maloof
Origin: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Farming Practices: Organic
Varietals: Pinot Gris, Ribolla Gialla & Tocai Friulano
Vessel Ageing: 10 Months mix, Barrel, skins on amphora.
We are dedicated to making wines full of energy, with the number one goal of truly capturing a place and time in each bottle. We work closely with our farmers to achieve this goal and consider them to be the true inspiration of our work. Cheers to them for growing such beautiful fruit, and to you for reading this. You’re a bunch of gems.
This wine is the result of a happy accident and fun lesson in top grafting (turns out all sticks look the same), and is made from a special plot within Johan Vineyard where we have a number of Italian grape varieties interplanted. We utilize an amphora made by Andrew Beckham for fermenting and aging portions of the wine.
Year to year, this is one of the more tannic and structured of the Maloof white wines. Oxidative and rich nose, lots of dried stone fruit vibes with chalky edges and lasting finish.