Sokol Blosser
When Sokol Blosser planted their first vines in 1971, there was no wine industry in Oregon. Today, with over 790 wineries and 35,950 acres of vineyards, Oregon wines are available throughout the world. Sokol Blosser is a family-owned and run operation that has been a leader in environmentally friendly viticulture and business practices since the birth of the modern Oregon wine industry. Sokol Blosser strives to craft wines of world class quality that are produced sustainably, mindful of the environment and your health, and that express the distinctive flavors of their hillside vineyards. This dedication to world class quality and commitment to the environment constitute Sokol Blossers core values, and are reflected in everything they do from green viticultural practices to recycling all office waste to using unbleached paper for their labels. Sokol Blosser received the prestigious full USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) organic certification in 2005.
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| Website | www.sokolblosser.com/ |
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| Address | 5000 Sokol Blosser Lane, Dundee, 97115 |
| Wine Maker | Alex Sokol Blosser |
| Country | America |
| Region | Oregon |
| Appellation | USA, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills, McMinnville District, Yamhill-Carlton, Unclassified |
From this Winery
Evolution Big Time Red has a new step with the release of the 9th edition. In addition to the components that you’ve come to love in this blend – Sangiovese, Syrah and just a touch of Evolution Lucky No. 9 White, we’ve added the Italian red grape: Montepulciano. This addition adds more fruit to the blend to create a softer, rounder, fruitier flavor profile. This wine is structured and rich with flavors of cherry and plum pie filling, black cherry and red currants and hints of savory notes throughout the palate.
Our goal with this red blend is to make it like its companion – appear effortless, easy-to-drink and food-friendly but in reality be quite complex. This makes it fun. Fun to blend and fun to drink! This is a big red blend using a couple of traditional Italian varietals and one traditional French varietal. Also, like the French Rhône’s we add a splash of white wine, just a small percentage of our Evolution Lucky No. 9 White, to bring in another layer of complexity that lifts the aromatics, color and flavor. All these aspects together showcase the evolution from old world wines to new world wines. Cheers!
Evolution Lucky No. 9 is both complex and approachable, with an intensely aromatic and flavorful blend of white varietals that create a wine with depth of interest and versatility in pairing.
Notes of lychee, lime zest & lemon grass. Lush, off-dry & tropical.
The Willamette Valley never fails to produce beautifully fruit flavors in its Pinot. This wine is packed with bright red fruit flavors, heaps of
jammyness, a dash cherry pie, and a hint of toasty oak on the finish.
Our 2019 Pinot Gris is bursting with fragrance, featuring orange rind, ripe honeydew melon and peaches, and fresh pears, with hints of honey and limestone. The palate reflects the nose with ripe yellow apples, nectarines, and honeydew upfront, and a clean, bright minerality on the end giving it a crisp finish.
The great sparkling wines of the world are blends or as the French would say, “Assemblage,” of multiple grape varietals, from multiple
vintages, with different oak treatments, and differing levels of malolactic fermentation. These wines are blended to make a complex
sparkling wine that matches the taste profile desired by the winemaking team. With this in mind, we have thought for many years that
Evolution would make an amazing base wine for the production of a true, methode traditionelle, sparkling wine. So, here it is.
With the foundation of Evolution White in mind we have created another dimension in the Evolution line up. We have taken the some of
our favorite aromatic varietals that we know make a fantastic white wine blend but have harvested, processed and fermented them with
sparkling wine production in mind. We then took Chardonnay as the backbone and blended these special aromatic wines into a single
interesting base wine, put it into bottle and added a little more yeast for another fermentation in the bottle. This fermentation results in the beautiful bubbles we look forward to in opening and sharing a sparkling wine. After fermentation in bottle is complete we open each
bottle, put a little splash of sweetness in to create a balanced wine, put a cork in the bottle and send it on its way to be enjoyed by
everyone.
2019 Rosé of Pinot Noir presents with bright ruby red grapefruit on the nose and across the palate.
Flavors of citrus, bergamot, and fresh tropical fruits intertwine with a crisp acidity. Lingering notes of
golden raspberry give way to a smooth finish.
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 in September 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.
Our 2018 Dundee Hills Estate Chardonnay is elegant with soft aromas of white peaches. On the palate you will experience a slight minerality along with tropical fruits and just a kiss of oak.
This wine pairs beautifully with smoked salmon mousseline, also serve with shallot cream and preserved Meyer lemon.
The nose is rich with mushroom, truffle, and forest floor, accompanied by black cherry, cranberry, and clove. The palate reflects the cranberry, black cherry and truffle, but also introduces a dash of black pepper with medium tannins and acidity on the finish.
Our 2015 Orchard Block Pinot Noir exhibits aromas of wild plum and ripe strawberries, with flavors of and cardamom, with a hint of granite on the finish.