2023 Ovum Oregon Big Salt Orange Rose

50% Pinot Gris, 50% Skin-contact Big Salt basaltic/volcanic soils Elevation: 1,500 ft Harvested: 09/20/23 Planted in the mid 80’s, this Pinot gris sits atop Booth Hill, in Hood River, Oregon. Just over 1500 feet in elevation, the volcanic soils of the site were unaffected by the Last Glacial Maximum 13,000 years ago Pinot gris is destemmed into 1-ton fermenters where 5 gallons of skin contact Muscat and Gewurz are added to spur native fermentation After two weeks of daily pumpovers, the wine has turned dark cranberry in color, at which point it is racked into neutral barrel with 50% Big Salt where ML fermentation with complete, and the wine will aged on lees for 5-6 months Sunset cranberry color. Aromas of a carrot orange creamsicle stirred into a cup of hibiscus tea, steeped with autumnal spices. Roasted carrot, ginger, red apple skin are on the palate.