The 2021 Occam’s Razor Pinot Gris is a lovely crisp, dry Pinot Gris from Gamache Vineyard and Frenchman Hills Vineyard in the Columbia Valley AVA.
Winemaker Notes: The 2021 Occam’s Razor Pinot Gris has beautiful aromatics of apricot, peach, marzipan, and acacia. On the palate there are precise notes of apricot, melon, tangerine peel, and honeycomb with hints of marzipan. Fuller bodied with a concentrated palate, crisp acidity, and mineral expression. The lees aging adds a lovely textural component while the skin contact adds just the right level of phenolic grip. The vibrant finish echoes with notes of apricot, melon, and minerals. This is a wine that can be enjoyed now or over the next 2-4 years.
Technical Details: The clusters were destemmed and lightly crushed and the juice remained on the skins for a few hours. The wine was barrel fermented partially in neutral oak barrels and stainless-steel barrels. No malolactic fermentation. The wine was aged on the lees for 10 months with weekly batonnage. The wine was not racked until bottling and no fining agents were employed. The wine was very lightly filtered to capture any remaining lees. The alcohol is 13.9%, pH is 3.52, and the titratable acidity is 5.7g/L.
Cases Produced: 597
2021 Rasa Vineyards ‘Occam’s Razor’ Pinot Gris - 92 Points
The brilliant new 2021 Rasa Vineyards ‘Occam’s Razor’ Pinot Gris saw extended skin contact and shows better at a warmer temperature. Nutty and earthy tones combine with shades of nectarine skin and papaya on the nose. The palate is soft and inviting with a smooth texture, showing no rough edges. Enjoy this outstanding new wine over the next five to seven years. Drink 2022-2028- Owen Bargreen
