Eyrie is one of Oregon's founding estates, and this Trousseau comes off Dundee Hills volcanic basalt under a thin skin of granitic sediment. Dry-farmed, no-till, planted tight at 2,400 vines per hectare. It's supple and fruity with the mossy candor the variety is known for, and it lands under 12% alcohol. A wine of joy, and one you can have a second glass of and actually be witty, instead of just thinking so.
Tasting Notes
A wine of joy; supple, fruity with the mossy candor of the variety. Alcohol below 12%. This gives the drinker the ability to have more than one glass and actually be witty, instead of just thinking so.
About the Producer
The Eyrie Vineyards is one of the original historic wine estates in Oregon and by all accounts one of the most historic in this country. At Polaner Selections we love representing the true classic and iconic producers of their region: Giacomo Conterno in Piedmont, Felsina in Tuscany, DeMontille in Burgundy among many others. It is a thrill for us to add Eyrie to that list. In the winter of 1965, after earning a degree in viticulture and enology from UC/Davis, and having spent time researching the vine in Europe, 25-year old David Lett moved to Oregon “with 3,000 grape cuttings and a theory”.
