Wine Description
Perpetual Sound is a dry, estate-grown reserve Willamette Valley Chardonnay with green apple, lemon curd, honeysuckle, wet stone, toasted hazelnut, and brioche. Extended leese aging builds richness withough dulling the wine's freshness, carrying warm spice and savory minerality into a finish that seems to keep ringing - longer, not louder.
Naming Inspiration
Inspired by Linkin Park's "Forgotton" and the lyric "perpetual sound". The name reflects a reserve Willamette Valley Chardonnay whose extra time in élevage adds length rather than volume, leaving its final note suspended after the sip.
Studio Notes
- From the vineyard: Estate Chardonnay from Block 3 at Compris Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. Planted in 2010 on marine sedimentary and clay soils at approximately 300 feet elevation. LIVE Certified and farmed with organic principles.
- In the cellar: The fruit was gently whole-cluster pressed, followed by controlled post-press oxygenation using a Venturi. Native fermentation took place in a single second-fill 600-liter Billon French oak puncheon. The wine complted malolactic fermentation and aged for 18 months on lees.
- Tech at a glance: Harvested September 7, 2021, 13.0% alcohol, 0 g/L residual sugar 0 g/L, 67 cases produced
Tasting Notes
Style at a glance: Dry; Fresh acidity; Generous texture; Long, savory finish
Aroma: Wet stone, green apple, honeysuckle, white clover, and a subtle plantain note
Palate: Green apple and lemon curd open into baked apple, toasted hazelnut, brioche, and warm baking spice. Extended lees aging brings depth and texture, while fresh acidity and a mineral line carry the wine through a long, savory finish.
Pairs well with: Seared scallops, Dungeness crab, roasted halibut, herb-roasted chicken, chanterelle risotto, and aged Comté.
Open it for: A dinner worth slowing down for, a bottle to follow over the course of an evening, or anytime you want Chardonnay with depth, freshness, and a finish that keeps unfolding.
Bottle Details
Release Date
January 2024
Alcohol %
13.0%
AVA
Chehalem Mountains