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Rasa Vineyards Occam's Razor Riesling

Rasa Vineyards Occam’s Razor Riesling

WHY WE LOVE IT

  • Occam’s Razor Riesling is made in Trocken style, making it a dry Riesling.
  • The vineyard is located in White Bluffs.
  • The wine should evolve for several years and drink well for at least a 6-8 years.

Varietal Composition:  100% Riesling

Elaboration: The clusters were destemmed and lightly crushed and the juice remained on the skins for 10-12 hours. The wine was barrel fermented partially in neutral oak barrels and stainless-steel barrels. No malolactic fermentation. The wine was aged on the lees for 20 months with occasional batonnage initially. The wine was not racked until bottling and no fining agents were employed. The wine was very lightly filtered to capture any remaining lees.

Tasting Notes: Light straw in color, the wine offers a superb aromatic profile and palate complexity of apple, pear, nectarine, lime, mineral, petrol, spring flowers, and a hint of tropical fruits. Made in a dry, lees influenced style with outstanding concentration, crispness, and laser-like focus. The wine’s long finish echoes a strong sense of minerality and citrus.

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PRODUCER BACKGROUND

The concept of Rasa Vineyards started with a bottle of 1988 Mouton Rothschild that brothers Pinto and Billo Naravane bought at a discount in Napa Valley. That bottle of wine changed their lives. They call it their epiphany wine. That Mouton inspired them to learn all they could about wine and seriously discuss starting a winery. In 2007, with Pinto’s business plan and Billo working on a degree from the UC Davis Master’s program in Viticulture and Winemaking, the two budding winemakers quit their tech jobs and selected Walla Walla, Washington, as the home of Rasa Vineyards.

They purchased 28 acres in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, just ten miles south of Walla Walla, in an area that would become the Rocks District AVA. Their first two wines won accolades and high ratings in wine publications. In 2017, Billo joined an elite worldwide group of 498 people who have earned the title of ‘Master of Wine.’

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