Kelley Fox Nerthus 2022

Kelley Fox Wines Vintage 2022 Bottle Sizes 750ml Country United States Region Oregon Appellation Willamette Valley A.V.A. Wine Type Still - Pink Varietals old vine early Muscat, Pinot Gris Farming Organic Vineyard Early Muscat (franc de pied vines planted in 1982 at Eola Springs Vineyard). Maresh Vineyard Pinot Gris (1991 franc de pied). Weber Vineyard Pinot Gris (franc de pied 1983. Soil Weber and Maresh are Jory soils. This is a silt, loam and clay, Volcanic soil. Red in color. Eola Springs soil is rocky. Viticulture Vines planted above 350 feet. Exposition varies depending on plots. Vinification All fruit was hand-picked. About 75% of the Early Muscat fruit was pressed as whole clusters. The rest, including all of the Pinot gris, was destemmed into small fermentors and pigeage in those fermenters was done one time per day. The whole cluster pressed Early Muscat fermented in a stainless-steel tank. After less than seven days, the free run of all fermentors was moved into the Early Muscat tank. Kelley did not use any of the press wines this year. The Nerthus was allowed to complete malolactic fermentation. Élevage was in a stainless tank until bottling. Aging Aged 4 months in stainless steel tank. Back to Current Releases