This new offering from Illahe is an Oregon chardonnay experience for parties and everyday sipping. The mouthfeel is just gorgeous and smooth though the fermentation was mainly in stainless with only a few oak puncheons added. It didn’t go through malolactic in order to keep its natural acidity. The aroma delivers quince, pear, Fuji apple, with just a hint of vanilla.

Chardonnay grape blend.

This wine contains allergens, sulfites.

The Estate

Illahe is a Chinook Jargon word meaning “earth,” “land,” or “soil.” We feel this reflects both our location in Oregon, as well as our desire to craft wines which express the variety of soils on our beautiful 80 acre estate. Illahe Vineyards was established in 2000 by Lowell Ford, grower of Oregon grapes since 1983.Illahe is a LIVE-certified, Salmon Safe vineyard. We use cover crops on the entire vineyard. We are part of Oregon’s Deep Roots Coalition, and as such do not irrigate mature plants. We do extensive green pruning and conduct plant topping. We prune by hand and harvest by hand. We use sulfur spray to control for powdery mildew and botrytis.

Wine Making

In the vineyard, we started out with warm weather beginning almost exactly in June, when we had thirsty little plants at the new vineyard house vineyard. Luckily we got water to our babies because the summer, without any long heat spikes, was still one of the warmest average summers in years with very little rain.

Food Suggestions

Pairs well with pork, spicy foods, mushrooms, and cured meats.

• Available Size: 750mL (12 pc)
• Sustainable
• Type: Wines
• Sub-type: Wines
• Class: White
• ABV%: 12