My first Orr wine is their Old Vine Chenin Blanc from Columbia Valley. 40 y.o. Vines, 380 cases, ABV 12%. Showing nice complexity but I’m going to wait a while longer before opening the others.
My first Orr wine is their Old Vine Chenin Blanc from Columbia Valley. 40 y.o. Vines, 380 cases, ABV 12%. Showing nice complexity but I’m going to wait a while longer before opening the others.
Mar 12th, 2024
Pale yellow, excellent clarity. White floral and stone fruit. Lemon pith, grapefruit rind, nectarine and orchard fruit flavors. Mineral lactic finish with slight skin astringency. A lot of varietal expression going on here!
Pale yellow, excellent clarity. White floral and stone fruit. Lemon pith, grapefruit rind, nectarine and orchard fruit flavors. Mineral lactic finish with slight skin astringency. A lot of varietal expression going on here!
May 9th, 2023320 cases. Golden yellow, excellent clarity. Apple and aromas, orange lemon and pear flavors, fine skin astringency finish. Suave version, good acid for food there as well. Rich finish.
320 cases. Golden yellow, excellent clarity. Apple and aromas, orange lemon and pear flavors, fine skin astringency finish. Suave version, good acid for food there as well. Rich finish.
Oct 15th, 2022
Ripe, apple, pear, spice.
Ripe, apple, pear, spice.
Aug 21st, 2021
Elegant Chenin. Soft texture. Neutral oak. Low alcohol. Went great with gochujang marinated chicken.
Elegant Chenin. Soft texture. Neutral oak. Low alcohol. Went great with gochujang marinated chicken.
Mar 30th, 2020Pale white, excellent clarity. Floral, citrus and stone fruit notes in nose. Grapefruit, apple flavors with length and a hint of pear, dry, beautiful mouthfeel, good acid, mineral finish. Bring on the new year!
Pale white, excellent clarity. Floral, citrus and stone fruit notes in nose. Grapefruit, apple flavors with length and a hint of pear, dry, beautiful mouthfeel, good acid, mineral finish. Bring on the new year!
Jan 1st, 2020Dry, minerally, superior. Austere but varietally true. 380 cases. Perfect for seafood.
Dry, minerally, superior. Austere but varietally true. 380 cases. Perfect for seafood.
Nov 17th, 2018380 cases, new vintage. Light yellow, excellent clarity. Not much aroma, floral and orchard fruit, perhaps, but great flavor length - peach, apple, citrus with a mineral finish. Some viscosity, rounded mouthfeel with light skin astringency frisson, ooh. It has what an old vine Chenin Blanc should have: complexity and character. Very fresh and lively, good acidity and flavor.
380 cases, new vintage. Light yellow, excellent clarity. Not much aroma, floral and orchard fruit, perhaps, but great flavor length - peach, apple, citrus with a mineral finish. Some viscosity, rounded mouthfeel with light skin astringency frisson, ooh. It has what an old vine Chenin Blanc should have: complexity and character. Very fresh and lively, good acidity and flavor.
1 person found it helpfulNov 28th, 2023Revisiting vintage. Great flavor profile, rounded mouthfeel. Matched well with our meal of stir fry veggies and brown rice.
Revisiting vintage. Great flavor profile, rounded mouthfeel. Matched well with our meal of stir fry veggies and brown rice.
1 person found it helpfulMar 2nd, 2020
Old vine elegance
1 person found it helpfulDec 18th, 2015
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
