Post by Admin on May 31, 2016 14:30:01 GMT -8
BACKGROUND
Father/daughter winemaking team, Mike and Natalie, added Pinot Gris
to Latah Creek’s wine family in 2010. This Italian grape grows exceptionally well
here in Washington State and produces a wonderfully crisp, drier white wine.
This is Ellena’s (wife/mother) favorite white wine.
SOURCING
DenHoed Vineyard, 100% Pinot Gris
WINEMAKING
The 2015 Pinot Gris marks a first for Latah Creek; it was the first time a
wine was bottled in the same vintage year. Even with the early bottling, this
wine is exceptional. The wine was fermented in stainless steel at cooler
temperatures, to retain its forward fruit characteristics. A higher acid level was
left in the wine to keep it crisp and fresh.
ANALYSIS
Harvest Data: September 17, 2015 Brix: 22.3 TA: 0.51 pH: 3.6
Alc.: 12.5% RS: 0.5 %
Bottled: December 28, 2015 | 3365 cases | Released: December 2015
WINEMAKERS
Mike Conway and Natalie Conway-Barnes
TASTING NOTES
Subtle sweet basil and mint aromas mingle with honeydew melon. Pear
and a honeyed mineral at first sip, while papaya with fresh limes and a crisp
finish linger.
FOOD PAIRING
This wine pairs perfectly with fresh seafood dishes, salads, and pork,
such as Ellena’s Roasted Salmon with White Wine Sauce recipe published in her
latest cookbook.
ACCOLADES
’13 Vintage:
Silver, Great Northwest Wine Competition 2014
Silver, Riverside International Wine Competition 2014
Double Gold, Seattle Wine Awards 2014
’15 Vintage
Gold, Savor NW Wine Awards 2o16
Gold, Cascadia Wine Competition 2016
Father/daughter winemaking team, Mike and Natalie, added Pinot Gris
to Latah Creek’s wine family in 2010. This Italian grape grows exceptionally well
here in Washington State and produces a wonderfully crisp, drier white wine.
This is Ellena’s (wife/mother) favorite white wine.
SOURCING
DenHoed Vineyard, 100% Pinot Gris
WINEMAKING
The 2015 Pinot Gris marks a first for Latah Creek; it was the first time a
wine was bottled in the same vintage year. Even with the early bottling, this
wine is exceptional. The wine was fermented in stainless steel at cooler
temperatures, to retain its forward fruit characteristics. A higher acid level was
left in the wine to keep it crisp and fresh.
ANALYSIS
Harvest Data: September 17, 2015 Brix: 22.3 TA: 0.51 pH: 3.6
Alc.: 12.5% RS: 0.5 %
Bottled: December 28, 2015 | 3365 cases | Released: December 2015
WINEMAKERS
Mike Conway and Natalie Conway-Barnes
TASTING NOTES
Subtle sweet basil and mint aromas mingle with honeydew melon. Pear
and a honeyed mineral at first sip, while papaya with fresh limes and a crisp
finish linger.
FOOD PAIRING
This wine pairs perfectly with fresh seafood dishes, salads, and pork,
such as Ellena’s Roasted Salmon with White Wine Sauce recipe published in her
latest cookbook.
ACCOLADES
’13 Vintage:
Silver, Great Northwest Wine Competition 2014
Silver, Riverside International Wine Competition 2014
Double Gold, Seattle Wine Awards 2014
’15 Vintage
Gold, Savor NW Wine Awards 2o16
Gold, Cascadia Wine Competition 2016