2019 Hyland Vineyard - Riesling

tasting notes
citrus, spring flowers, honey—dry, mouth-watering, lithe and long—very youthful 20+ years ahead
 
ava McMinnville
block, elevation and aspect 1G-North & South, 625 feet, low angle north and south slopes
soil series Jory  (weathered volcanic basalt) vine age: planted 1973, self-rooted (ungrafted)
clonal selection "Coury" selection massale (1960s) from Alsace
farming Dry-Farmed, Organic management
harvest October 7, 2019 at 20.3 brix, 3.01 pH, 30-40% Noble Rot
skin masceration 4 days pre-fermentation, no stems
elevage 9 month sur lie, old (20+ years) neutral cooperage (228L)
bottled without fining on August 18, 2020, RS 3.4 g/l, TA 8.5 g/l, Alc. 12.0%
cases produced 248
 
the Terroir
Hyland vineyard is one of the Willamette Valley's historic vineyards, planted in the early 1970s with clonal selections of Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot noir that originated in Alsace. These vines are now referred to as "Coury" selections‒named for Charles Coury who sourced the cuttings. The 46-year-old vines are deeply self-rooted in Jory soil (weathered volcanic basalt) and are farmed organically and without irrigation. Hyland is situated on the shoulder of the van duzer gap, the "air-conditioning" pathway through the Coast Range where marine air enters from the west and cools the Will