2021 Cowhorn Wine Marsanne/Roussanne, Applegate Valley, Oregon, USA

ABOUT THIS WINE

After a cool wet spring, the weather warmed in June to great vine growth and healthy but late fruit set. Some heat in July ensured strong phenolic synthesis and mouthfeel development. Consistently dry weather with our characteristic warm days and cool nights from August to October allowed for long hang time and wines with excellent energy, weight, and intensity.

Marsanne and Roussanne are inherently complimentary varieties, with Marsanne providing an impressive amount of round weighty mouthfeel, and Roussanne supplying welcome energy from tannins and acid. Kept separate, both varieties are picked by hand, pressed slowly, and fermented in barrel and kept on lees without yeast or sulfur addition until preparation for bottling.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden grows grape varietals that are historically associated with the Rhône River wine region of France: Syrah and Grenache for red wine, and Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne for white wine. All of Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden's wines are made with 100% estate-grown fruit from 25 planted acres, receiving more than 100 90+ scores over the years.

A certified Biodynamic winery and farm, Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden is nestled in the fertile Applegate Valley of southern Oregon, just a few miles north of the California border. Cowhorn’s nature-focused farming and harmony with the ecosystem as a whole provides a site-specific wine that represents a sense of time and place. Vinified using a low intervention approach, the result is an unmistakable wine that reflects the healthy, nutrient rich vineyard from which it comes.

Their Biodynamic, nature-focused approach contributes to the many dimensions of richness and complexity in our wines.