The 2021 Seven Springs Chardonnay has a floral aroma and concentrated fruitiness that gives it a sense of tension.
On the palate, all these elements come together to reveal aromas of green apple, flint, minerals and lemon zest.
The finish is long and creamy.
The result is a wine that captures the unique characteristics of the east-facing plot, the cool breezes blowing in from the Pacific Ocean, and the characteristics of the 2021 vintage.
This wine is made from a unique plot located in the southernmost part of our own Seven Springs Vineyard.
This high elevation lot is well drained and is influenced by Pacific Ocean breezes from the Van Duzer Corridor.
The grapes were gently pressed whole bunch and then finished fermentation in 2 year old French oak barriques and Stockinger puncheons.
Aging took place in barrels for six months, followed by one month in stainless steel before bottling.
2021 has been a great year for Seven Springs.
"Evening Land" is a symbol of the continuing quest for the perfect garden.
From the time of Greek mythology to the present day, the Evening Land has been synonymous with adventure and romance, inevitably leading to the American West Coast.
Seven Springs Vineyards, located in the Eola-Amity Hills of Oregon's Willamette Valley, is 80 acres (32 ha) of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gamay Noir.
The vineyard, wholly owned by Evening Land, is known as one of Oregon's finest vineyards and has been named one of the top 10 vineyards in America by Food & Wine magazine.
This is also a special vineyard, described by Wine Advocate magazine as "one of Oregon's finest, producing grapes of consistent quality every year."
Seven Springs, located on an east-facing slope, was planted in 1983 and the soil is typical Oregon volcanic red clay.
The ratio of young to old vines is perfectly balanced, with different microclimates resulting in a wide variety of grapes being harvested.
They produce a complete estate wine range from their own biodynamically farmed Seven Springs vineyards.
When Evening Land was first established, it became known as the first winemaking project overseas for Dominique Lafon of Comtes Lafon, a great producer of Mursault in Burgundy and one of the top five white wine producers in the world.
Evening Land is currently managed and brewed by Raja Parr, the entrepreneur who heads the popular winery Domaine de la Cote in Santa Rita Hills, California, and talented winemaker Sashi Moorman.
Under their influence, the wines have become very European in style, and it is no exaggeration to say that this is now the most talked about winery in Oregon.