2024 Bow & Arrow Union School Willamette Valley Chenin Blanc Willamette Valley, USA Slam Dunk Gifts 5hl oak barrel

5hl oak barrel

A total of 14 months were spent in each vessel before assembly at which point the wines were racked

The grapes undergo two hours of maceration before pressing begins

AGING: Aged in glass-tiled concrete vats for 6 monthsb on fine lees

it tasted like literally biting into a whole cluster of grapes: some sweetness

2024 Bow & Arrow Union School Willamette Valley Chenin Blanc Willamette Valley, USA Slam Dunk Gifts 5hl oak barrel100% sourced from Union School Vineyard, the same place we get the Sauvignon Blanc for Fool's Gold. I travelled to Matthew Rorick's Heritage Vineyard a few years back and collected cuttings from his Chenin block after finding a grower willing to graft for me. The site is perfect for SB and Chenin slightly warmer, good drainage, crotchety old German at the helm I ripen till the fruit turns yellow and speckled like a bird's egg and then direct press to