Stoller - Rosé, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA (2022)

TASTING NOTES

Grapefruit zest, orange peel, plush ripe peaches and cream, white tea and delicate florals. On the palate, bracing acidity with juicy strawberry and lime. 

The Stoller family established the property in 1943 as a turkey farm. A vineyard followed 50 years later when Bill Stoller - already a partner in the esteemed Chehalem Winery - planted 20 acres of Chardonnay & Pinot Noir under the tutelage of Burgundian winemaker Patrice Rion. Today, it is the largest contiguous vineyard in Oregon’s Dundee Hills. Their wines are 100% estate grown, and Stoller Vineyard is a highly-regarded source of fruit for several other top Oregon wineries. The 399 acre estate includes 210 acres of vineyard at elevations from 220 - 640 feet.

The family controls every step of the winemaking process, from pruning to bottling and everything in between. Winemaker Melissa Burr, a Willamette native, joined Stoller in 2003. The result is award-winning wines that are balanced, complex, and consistently exceptional. Much has changed from the original farm, but one thing remains constant: a pioneering spirit. Stoller winery was one of the first in in the world to receive LEED Gold certification for being sustainably built and environmentally friendly. Stoller is also a certified B Corp, and ‘Salmon Safe’.

Two-thirds of the vineyard is planted to Pinot Noir (something like 19 different clones!), and most of the rest is Chardonnay. However, there are also small blocks of Riesling, Tempranillo, and other (mostly) aromatic varieties.