Drouhin Oregon RoseRock Chardonnay Eola-Amity Hills 2016 750 ML

This has a very convincing core of stony, minerally elements with bright, yellow citrus fruit that leads to a palate that has a stony, dense and fresh feel. Good weight and texture, wrapping tight and dry.

Producer Information

Roserock (sometimes stylised as “RoseRock”) is wine producer and vineyard based in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The estate forms part of the Domaine Drouhin Oregon operation which bought the vineyard in 2013. The Roserock estate covers 279 acres (112 hectares) of predominantly south-facing slopes near Salem, Oregon, and boasts 122 acres (49 hectares) of vineyard, composed of 111 acres (45 hectares) of Pinot Noir and 11 acres (4 hectares) of Chardonnay. The vineyard had progressively been established from 2003 onwards by a California-based investment firm. Until the acquisition by Drouhin (the US offshoot of Burgundy’s Maison Joseph Drouhin), the Roserock vineyard had supplied fruit to numerous high-profile wineries in Oregon. The vineyard, which lies 26 miles (43km) from Domaine Drouhin in the Dundee Hills, was LIVE (Low Input Viticulture & Enology) certified in 2014. The estate produces four core wines: the Roserock Pinot Noir and Chardonnay; and the Marigold Chardonnay and Zéphirine Pinot Noir – the latter produced from selected barrels across the range.