Analemma
Columbia Gorge Gewürztraminer
Columbia Gorge, Oregon/Washington, USA
Wine Editor San Francisco Chronicle
2012. A curious thang ...
2012. A curious thang ...
Oct 20th, 2013
Fantastic mineral driven domestic Gewurtztraminer.
Fantastic mineral driven domestic Gewurtztraminer.
Dec 1st, 2015
Crisp acidity, beautiful floral notes - wicked!
Crisp acidity, beautiful floral notes - wicked!
Aug 23rd, 2015
Says @Jon Bonné:
Even if you know Washington wine, you likely don't know the Columbia Gorge. It’s a mostly undiscovered region and a magnet for talent like @Steven Thompson and Kris Fade, whose Analemma sits on the Oregon side (where they've planted what's apparently the first American vines of Spain's Mencia) but also taps one of Washington's oldest and most interesting vineyards, Atavus, to make very serious wines.
Atavus, now biodynamically farmed, was planted in the 1960s at the very birth of Washington's wine industry. No one expected it to ripen well (it's in the Cascade foothills, not warmer eastern Washington), which is why Thompson found nearly 50-year-old Gewürztraminer vines. This isn't a spicy and plump Gewürz. It's subtle, aromatic and driven by an intense mineral side.
#americanrebels
Says @Jon Bonné:
Even if you know Washington wine, you likely don't know the Columbia Gorge. It’s a mostly undiscovered region and a magnet for talent like @Steven Thompson and Kris Fade, whose Analemma sits on the Oregon side (where they've planted what's apparently the first American vines of Spain's Mencia) but also taps one of Washington's oldest and most interesting vineyards, Atavus, to make very serious wines.
Atavus, now biodynamically farmed, was planted in the 1960s at the very birth of Washington's wine industry. No one expected it to ripen well (it's in the Cascade foothills, not warmer eastern Washington), which is why Thompson found nearly 50-year-old Gewürztraminer vines. This isn't a spicy and plump Gewürz. It's subtle, aromatic and driven by an intense mineral side.
#americanrebels