I had never before see or heard of this producer or vineyard site...however, after tasting this they're very much on my radar! A tiny production wine from a small hillside vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA of the Willamette Valley. The wine is really made in a way that highlights the beautiful minerality the region's volcanic and loess soils impart on the wine. Fermented with native yeast in large format French oak Puncheon casks. The winemaker's job here was just to guide this crystalline, bright fruit from vine into bottle without masking any of the complex terroir driven characters of the site. Aromas and flavors of crushed quince, Cox's Orange Pippin apple, wet river stone, pie crust, white flowers, barley flour, subtle struck flint. Focused and elegant, mineral driven in style, a great wine for folks who crave white Burgundy, Chablis etc, but have been priced out of everyday drinking prices. Our Insider's Advantage deal on this wine really is not reflective of how excellent the wine is, don't be scared off by the low price, this is delicious, elegant Chardonnay with a great sense of place.