NOBLE DRY CHENIN BLANC

Foie gras, goat cheese salad, citrusy grilled shrimp

 Start from chilled but skip the ice bucket once it’s open.

Chad and Bree Stock, a husband-and-wife team, have merged their superpowers and unique backgrounds in wine to create Ltd. +, which emerged as a collaboration with farmers in the area, inspired to develop a diverse and sustainable wine landscape. The wines, often made from less common grape varieties adopting innovative techniques, are changing preconceived notions of Oregon wine.

Where do we start? The whole project is geared toward ensuring Oregon remains a viable wine-growing region through climate change. They’re not only encouraging growers to work with a more diverse spread of grapes that will weather the changing weather, but they’re also ensuring that seasonal workers are employed for longer because these alternative grapes ripen at different times. They’re also active supporters of the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities in wine.

There’s a very specific honeyed marmalade character that pops up when Chenin gets a bit of Noble rot (don’t fear the word ‘rot’, this is the stuff that makes regions like Sauternes famous) & we’re just obsessed with the extra lusciousness it adds to this wine.

Place: Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Style:  Intriguingly opulent
Ingredients: Grapes & minimal sulphites