OVUM - "PNK Salt" Rose 2024 Oregon 750ml (12.5% abv)

• Certified Organic
• Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon
• Single vineyard in Columbia Gorge AVA planted in 1983
• 300 ft. elevation
• Mazama ash and loess soils
• Destemmed and soaked 8 hours on skins before a light pressing
• Native yeast fermentation
• Full malolactic completed
• Nothing added except SO2, 40 ppm total
• Unfined and unfiltered
• 12.5% abv

Cherry jam explodes from the glass with top notes of geraniol, currants and green fig leaf. It actually smells like red wine, which is unusual given the lack of skin contact! The palate has bracing acidity which is a reminder of why Cab Sauv ages so well, and is shocking given the wine has gone through full ML. Cherry Jolly Rancher abounds on the long, salty finish

Established in 2011 by Ksenija and John House, Ovum was founded in hopes of producing Oregon white wines that are honest reflections of time and place. Our low intervention production method is a commitment to letting the vintage and vineyard shine, not the vintner. Fruit comes first - our top priority is finding farmers that share our beliefs, and then getting out of the way so their hard work can be tasted. Native ferments, no subtractions or additions, except for SO2 - extended lees contact 8-9 months, for textural complexity. All of this is done in neutral barrels of acacia and oak, as well as cement egg and Austrian cask. Ovum is solely committed to the production of white wines, mainly Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Muscat. At Ovum, each wine is produced the same way - if the wine smells and tastes different, it has everything to do with terroir, and little to do with the winemaker. Our hope is that through our attention to detail and honest technique, we can produce old fashioned wines in the modern world

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