2023 Purtteman White

The harvest for this rare C R Sandidge white wine blend came from two vineyard sites. Our Purtteman Estate vineyard provided small Gewurztraminer berries packed with exotic flavors and modest acidity. Five percent Mourvedre from the Granite Rock vineyard was pressed and fermented together into the final wine.

The Purtteman vineyard lies in the heart of the Lake Chelan AVA. Nestled up into a 14 acre half – amphitheater like earthen bowl at an elevation of 1,650 above sea level, our estate Gewurztraminer vines absolutely love their home. The Purtteman terrior is ideal for this Alsace native. The granitic – glacial soils possess just the right amount of cobble, sand, loam and organic matter. Starting approximately 3 – 4 feet below the soil surface, a deep glacial cobble is found reaching down about 20 feet. This makes for excellent water drainage away from the vine roots. The specific site – Gewurztraminer aspect is facing northeast on a modest slope. The Granite Rock vineyard Mourvedre is grown is the slightly warmer Rocky Reach AVA which is located in the Columbia river valley opposite the town of Chelan Falls. It faces due west. The vines thrive in the glacial cobble found at the soil surface down to about 8 – 12 feet.