Phelps Creek 2007 Celilo Vineyard Chardonnay (Columbia Gorge (OR))

Country: US / Oregon
Variety: Chardonnay
Winery: Phelps Creek / Celilo Vineyard

Rich Cushman made this wine; it nicely expresses the minerality and tight fruit that characterizes this excellent vineyard. This is at first a rather austere, compact wine, but it is dense with layers of flavor and representative of one of the most unique terroirs in the Pacific Northwest.