Vinous Obscura Merci Andre Jacquinet label

Vinous Obscura Merci Andre Jacquinet bottle

Vinous Obscura Merci Andre Jacquinet 2021

Name: Vinous Obscura Merci Andre Jacquinet 2021 | Bine & Vine
Brand: Oregon
Price: 29.99 USD
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$29.99

This co-fermentation is mostly Garanoir with a splash of Regent. You’ve probably never heard of these grapes and before the 2018 vintage, I hadn’t either. Now, I think they have MORE potential than Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley. Especially if you are committed to organic farming as both of these grapes are resistant to powdery mildew.

Have you ever hiked in the Alps in the Spring or early Summer? The mountain flowers are in bloom along with the sweet smell of pine tips are in the air. The wild blueberries are just starting to ripen. If you pick some, make sure you wash them off in rushing glacial run off.

Yeah, that is what this wine tastes like. It smells and tastes like a early summer hike in the Alps. Now, go put on your most comfortable hiking boots and crack open a bottle of this wine.

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Categories: Oregon, Red, Red Blend, Region, Wine Tags: Golden Cluster, Natural Wine, Oregon, Red Blend, Tualatin Hills AVA, Vegan-Friendly, Vinous Obscura, Willamette Valley

Vinous Obscura Merci Andre Jacquinet 2021

Redacted Vineyard, Tualatin Hills AVA

Willamette Valley, Oregon, U.S.A

Garanoir (Gamay x Reichensteiner) was developed in 1970 by André Jacquinet in Switzerland. This grape was created to be an alpine red wine with deep color and mostly disease resistance, which comes in handy for our cooler Northwest climates.

Regent was developed in 1967, but was not commercially viable until 1996. Regent is a interspecific crossing of (Diana x Chambourcin). Similarly dark and disease resistant, this grape was created in Germany. These grapes continue to prove their place in a longer list of red grapes that can be successfully grown in the Willamette Valley. These hybrids also are going to become increasingly important to have as the climate continues to change.

Vessel: Neutral Hogs Heads

Elevage: 9 months

Bottled unfined (vegan) and unfiltered.

Reviews

Wine Enthusiast – “A Garanoir-Regent blend? In Oregon? This exotic co-fermented blend is less about the fruit—blackcap raspberries and blood oranges—and more about its aromas and flavors of leather, seared steak, thyme, black pepper and chalk dust. Vibrant acidity with sturdy tannins. ” (91 Pts)