2017 Namaste Blanc de Blanc from Corollary Wines

2017 Namaste Blanc de Blancs

Made from the oldest chardonnay vines in the new Van Duzer Corridor AVA, this blanc de blancs from Namaste Vineyard delivers racy intensity with an explosive nose of pineapple, ginger, and baking spices.

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98 cases + 96 magnums made.

 The Vineyard

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Namaste Vineyard is the home of the oldest chardonnay plantings in the newly minted Van Duzer Corridor AVA. This AVA is named for a gap in the Oregon Coast Range mountains that enables cool winds from the ocean to blow into the Willamette Valley each night. These winds help create delicate wines with intense acidity.

Originally planted in 1980, the site was bought by Dave Masciorini in 2002. Since then, he has hired Jessica Cortell, who manages some of the top sites in the valley, to farm the site sustainably and care for the old vines.

Because of the cool weather and old vines, the grapes at Namaste barely ripen enough to make still wine—but that makes it a perfect site for sparkling. We end up harvesting at the same time many other wineries are harvesting for still wine. Extra hang time on the vines helps creates the intense citrus, pomme, and baking spice flavors that underpin our Namaste Blanc de Blancs.

 Winemaking

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The wine was picked on September 17 at 18.2 Brix, 10.5 TA, and a pH of 2.94. It was then whole cluster pressed and settled overnight. Afterward, it was fermented in 100% neutral oak where it remained for six months on the lees. Primary fermentation yeast was EC1118. Secondary fermentation yeast was Spark. 

11.7% alcohol | 9.8 g/L TA | 2.92 pH | 29 ppm total SO2 | .34 g/L VA

 Tirage

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The back of each Corollary bottle has a URL so you can learn more about the wine. The first four digits of the code at the end of the URL tell you the year and month when the bottle you’re holding was disgorged. So in the example below, the wine was disgorged in December 2019 (19-12).

 
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191203 - Disgorged 41 cases in December 2019 with dosage of 11g/L. 18 months on the lees.

210103 - Disgorged 31 cases in January 2021 with dosage of 9g/L. 32 months on the lees.

210802 - Disgorged 18.5 cases in August 2021 with dosage of 8.5g/L. 40 months on the lees.