APPELLATION
100% Eola-Amity Hills
BLEND COMPOSITION
100% Pinot Noir
CLONES
Clones 777, 115, 114
AGE OF VINES
Planted in 1999-2001
BOTTLED
Tiraged April 2019, Disgorged February 2023
BRIX AT HARVEST
17.5º
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME
11.5%
PROPER CELLAR LIFESPAN
~5 years
PRODUCTION
253 Cases
VINTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
The spring of 2018 was warmer than the average over the previous 10 years, and fairly dry. Bud break happened in mid-April and Bloom in early June, which can be a treacherous undertaking as the spring weather can mess up a healthy flowering. A giant hail storm descended on the Dundee Hills in early June, but luckily none of our Sokol Blosser Estate crop was ruined. The summer started like one giant furnace; July was a hot month and we had a lot of above 90 degree days. Just when it seemed like the hot weather would not stop, August came and more moderate weather with it. This helped slow the ripening down, and even cooler weather inSeptember allowed us to let the grapes hang longer, resulting in riper fruit without additional sugar accumulation. The 2018 vintage is our coolest growing season since 2012, and we believe it will be our best vintage since then.
WINEMAKING
The Pinot Noir grapes in our Sparkling Rosé were hand-harvested on September 8th and 14th, then whole cluster pressed with a light, long pressing to maintain a low pH, low phenolics, clean bright fruit character. The juice was fermented with a neutral sparkling style yeast in 15% stainless steel drums and 85% oak barrels. It was then aged for 6 months, with the majority of the wine aging in French oak (with 10% new,10% once used, and 80% neutral oak), and 15% of the wine aging in stainless steel drums. After aging the wine was blended into a single cuvée to rest for one month before going into tirage. The wine was put into tirage in April of 2019 where it aged entirage for 45 months with our winemaking team tasting periodically throughout that period to help determine the ideal time for disgorging. The final wine was disgorged in February of 2023 having developed the ideal notes of purity of fruit with complexities contributed from the yeast.
WINE PROFILE
Dive directly into notes of raspberry and strawberry on the nose while admiring the beautiful pink hue. On the palate, red fruit forward with just a hint of caramel. Dry,Tart, and crisp providing an elegant expression for any occasion of celebration and yes even if it’s just a Tuesday.
PAIRINGS
Triple chocolate cake, Kusshi oysters, or soft goat cheese with crackers for the perfect evening treat.
THE STORY
The Sokol Blosser family has selected a site comprised of volcanic soils and influenced by cooling marine winds located in the Eola-Amity Hills, called Blossom Ridge Vineyard. Starting in 2014 Sokol Blosser began the transition of Blossom Ridge to an organic vineyard site, carrying the farming values of “good to the earth” forward.
SCORES
New Release – not yet rated.
APPELLATION
100% Dundee Hills AVA
BLEND COMPOSITION
100% Pinot Noir | 100% Estate Grown
CLONES
777 & 667
AGE OF VINES
Replanted in 2008
BOTTLED
February 2023
BRIX AT HARVEST
22.5°
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME
14%
PROPER CELLAR LIFESPAN
10 -15 Years
PRODUCTION
501 Cases
CERTIFICATIONS
Made with 100% certified organic grapes
VINTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
2021 was the 2nd warmest growing season we have ever seen since 2015. We also got to add a new term to the dictionary: “Heat Dome”. Three straight days of triple digit temperatures in late June breaking heat records for the Willamette Valley! Bud break started like usual in the middle of April. We had the driest March through May that theWillamette Valley has seen through 128 years of record keeping! Bloom also appeared on time in early/mid June. While late June brought the “Heat Dome”, our grapes made it through thanks to bloom being finished at all our sites and there still being soil moisture, so they grew like crazy over those three days of hellish temperatures. While July and August turned out to be exceedingly hot and dry, September arrived with little rain which that allowed us to fully ripen the grapes. The hot and dry summer made for fruit that was extremely clean, resulting in for excellent fermentations. All in all, mother nature gave us something to be grateful for on our 50th anniversary.
WINEMAKING
The grapes were carefully harvested from the east side of Blackberry Block over several days in the end of September and early October. They were sorted to remove any flawed bunches, then de-stemmed directly into several 3-ton stainless steel fermenters.The grapes were left to soak prior to ambient fermentation taking off, with regular punch-downs for cap management.This wine was aged for 16 months in 100% French oak barrels with 15%new oak, 15% once used oak, and 70% neutral oak.
WINE PROFILE
On the nose, the 2021 Blackberry Block wine shows notes of plum, black cherry, current, and hint of mocha. The palate is fruit forward with light tannins and a bright finish.
PAIRINGS
This wine will pair well with cedar plank salmon with a berry sauce or an Italian pasta such as mushroom ragu.
THE STORY
The Blackberry Block is the first piece of land purchased by Alison and Alex Sokol Blosser when they succeeded Bill and Susan Sokol Blosser in the family business. It was named for the 20+ years of untamed growth of blackberry bushes throughout the block. Despite all the hard work to prepare the land for planting in 2008, it now thrives as one of Sokol Blosser’s Cellar Club designated wines.
SCORES
New Release – not yet rated.
APPELLATION
100%Yamhill-Carlton
BLEND COMPOSITION
100% Pinot Noir
CLONES
Pommard & 114
AGE OF VINES
Planted in 1999-2001
BOTTLED
February 2023
BRIX AT HARVEST
~24.5º
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME
14%
PROPER CELLAR LIFESPAN
10 -15 Years
PRODUCTION
348 Cases
VINTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
2021 was the 2nd warmest growing season we have ever seen since 2015.We also got to add a new term to the dictionary: “Heat Dome”. Three straight days of triple digit temperatures in late June breaking heat records for the Willamette Valley! Bud break started like usual in the middle ofApril. We had the driest March through May that the Willamette Valley has seen through 128 years of record keeping! Bloom also appeared on time in early/mid June. While late June brought the “Heat Dome”, our grapes made it through thanks to bloom being finished at all our sites and there still being soil moisture, so they grew like crazy over those three days of hellish temperatures. While July and August turned out to be exceedingly hot and dry, September arrived with little rain which that allowed us to fully ripen the grapes. The hot and dry summer made for fruit that was extremely clean, resulting in for excellent fermentations. All in all, mother nature gave us something to be grateful for on our 50th anniversary.
WINEMAKING
The fruit was hand harvested from Kalita Vineyard on September 24th and brought back to our Estate winery were 80% was de-stemmed and the rest left whole-cluster. Over a 12-day period the wine went through an ambient fermentation in 3 ton stainless steel tanks with punch-downs for cap management on the de-stemmed fruit and pump overs on the whole cluster. The wine was aged for 16months in French oak barrels with 20% new oak. We selected the final barrels from a few different blocks Kalita vineyard that we thought stood out and really punctuated the style of wine Kalita is known for. For this cuvée we selected barrels in August of 2022, blended them all together in tank then returned the blend back to barrel to age another 5 months as the blend.
THE STORY
Kalita Estate Vineyard is located in the heart of the Yamhill-Carlton AVA in the Willamette Valley. This stunning, bowl-shaped vineyard was planted in 2000 by Arthur and Sherry Kalita; it is currently LIVE certified and we are transitioning the vineyard to organic certification.
WINE PROFILE
An abundance of black fruit right off the nose with fresh raspberry, black cherry, and with notes of blossom and floral influence. On the palate, blackberry, black currants, black cherry with fresh blossom. A big, rich Pinot Noir with perfect balance between fruit and tannins.
PAIRINGS
Roasted Chicken, Beet and Goat Cheese Salad, and a seared rack of lamb with morels.
SCORES
New Release – not yet rated.
