Stoller Family Estate, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Chardonnay 2018

 Dundee Hills Chardonnay is made under the direction of Melissa Burr who is Vice President of Winemaking.  This unoaked Chardonnay includes the estate’s several different Dijon clones for complexity.  The grapes were direct pressed, which reduces astringency and preserves the pure, delicate, expression of bright citrus, apple and melon flavors.  The fruit is tightly knit with vibrant acidity, lively and fresh in the mouth and the flavors linger in the finish.  Bill Stoller is a successful businessman having created the largest privately held staffing company in the world.  He got involved in grape growing in 1993 when he purchased his family’s turkey farm to create a vineyard.  That was the same year became a partner in Chehalem Winery.  He started building the winery building in 2005.  It is the world’s first LEED® Gold certified winemaking facility and is solar powered.