Winemaker Notes
The marriage of these two signs come together as the union which produces Ovum. Equal part feminine and masculine - the bull & scorpion share mutual respect in an attempt to take each step through the mind of the other. Through transparent winemaking these wines capture the dynamic personalities that drive the Ovum process.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine's initial baby powder scents give way to a bone dry palate of astonishing intensity. Fermented with native yeast in neutral wood, it has almost feral complexity. Lemon and citrus flavors abound, with grapefruit and orange liqueur accents. The length and detail are outstanding; and what a bargain! Drink now through 2030.
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Wine & Spirits
From a vineyard planted on sandy soil, this wine’s lean, savory edge hints at fresh herbs, pine and cedar, a fine crisp-apple accent at the core. It’s jittery and unresolved, but seems full of potential energy and has staying power for the cellar.
Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
Ribbon Ridge is a regular span of uplifted, marine, sedimentary soils (called Willakenzie), whose highest ridge elevations twist like a ribbon. An early settler from Missouri named Colby Carter noticed this unique topography and gave the region its name in 1865—though it wasn’t declared its own AVA until 140 years later, in 2005. The AVA is enclosed by mountains on all sides between Yamhill-Carlton and the Chehalem Mountains, and is actually part of the larger Chehalem Mountains AVA. Its soils have a finer texture than its neighbors with parent materials composed of sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone. Given its presence of natural aquifers in this five square mile area, most vineyards are actually easily dry farmed!