ROCO Winery Wine Tasting Taste the Chardonnay
Chardonnay can take on so many different flavors. This noble grape in its truest expression continues to represent wine in its finest moments. Taste through this flight to see why.
Wine Flight
Knudsen Vineyards Chardonnay 2018
Leaping out of the glass with ripe apple and pear fruit at first, followed by subtler nuances that include hints of apricot stone, orange blossom citrus, and "spice" of roasted hazelnut and cashew in the nose. And still an essence of fresh Pacific Ocean oyster shell minerality persists. Rich and round texture layered with pear compote fruit shot with tangelo "cuties" and citrus blossom drive the palate. A natural spice component of white tea, dried parsley leading to a long honey-pear follow you to the finish. This is a stand-alone Chardonnay, so drinkable with or without food.
Marsh Estate Chardonnay 2019
The flavor is fresh, bright, clean, and leaves the taster with a smile. Honeysuckle blossom, mandarin, vanilla are preludes to pear sauce and quince fruit flavors.
Wits' End Chardonnay 2018
On first sniff lovely hibiscus and white floral scents lead to mango, star fruit, and lime citrus. It's also super exciting to smell the mineral marble stone and vanilla in this cool-climate grown Chardonnay. Bumping up against tropical mango and melon, look for apple blossom, saltwater taffy, a hint of lime zest and honey plus a beautiful line of minerality without being acidic. The finish is a long ride on melon core flesh. This wine will build into surprising opulence with cellaring.
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About the Winery
Located in Newberg, OR Clarity is king in the ROCO cellar. Expertise is an expectation. So we never stop asking questions. We never trust popular ideas. We always test our hunches. Firmly rooted in the science of agriculture and fermentation, we carefully build a vision for what every bottle can be, relying on Rollin's mastery of the techniques and methods of winemaking and Corby's instincts as an artist to transform the raw material of beautiful fruit into the exquisite wines you take to your table.
