Syncline Winery : Our Wines
2008 Grüner Veltliner Columbia Gorge
Production: About 125 cases
Tasting Notes
Fresh lemon/lime, barely ripe pineapple, honeydew melon and green ap- ple flavors with a hint of white pepper in the nose. These are young vines displaying some youthful varietal character. Enjoy with fresh chilled shell- fish and sushi (and of course asparagus and artichokes).
Harvest Notes
Appellation: Columbia Gorge
Vineyard: Underwood Mountain
Harvest Dates: Mid October
Year Planted: 2005
Varietals: 100% Grüner Veltliner
Vineyards
Underwood Mountain Vineyard is tucked into a sheltered pocket on the south east side of a Cascade Mountain volcano. Protected from the marine rains, yet completely alpine in character, this vineyard produces wines with focused aromas and flavors, anGrüner planting in Washington state.
Fermentation and Aging
The fruit is hand harvested and transported to the winery in the early morning. All fruit is whole cluster pressed with press fractions kept sepa- rate. Settled overnight without the use of sulfites and then racked to stainless steel and neutral barrels. Inoculated in tank, un-inoculated in barrel, fermentation completes in mid-november. No malo-lactic fer- mentation. Blended and sterile bottled in April.