Grape Varieties
Winemaker Notes
Ribolla Gialla is an exciting grape in the Johan Vineyards repertoire. We grafted this variety into our vineyard in 2017, along with a few other experimental varieties. It is a native grape championed in Northern Italy, namely the Friuli region. The grape has a distinctly unique and complex expression of the Van Duzer Corridor AVA. It produces lower alcohols, fine tannins, and lively aromatics evocative of cherry blossoms. We fermented the wine on skins for 30 days, then barrel-aged for a year before bottling - unfined and unfiltered. Vintage Notes The Pacific Northwest experienced a relatively warm winter during 2020-2021, and much of the Willamette valley saw average to below average winter precipitation. With a cool and dry start to the growing season, we saw budbreak the third week of April and progressed through a few heat spikes and then onto some cool weather in late May, and rain during flowering in June. The most memorable weather event of 2021 was the epic “heat dome” in late June, which fortunately did not damage the vines or developing berries thanks to the timing of the event and corresponding plant growth stage. The remainder of the growing season was warmer than average, with a cool down in both August and during harvest in October. In comparison to 2020, fruit set was consistent but yielded smaller clusters and berries overall. 2021 was a wonderful growing season, with low disease pressure, average yields and perfect clusters - which led to concentrated, fresh and complex wines across all clones and varieties at Johan.
Vintages
Following the difficult and late vintage of 2022, 2023 was a “breeze” comparatively. With relatively average budbreak and bloom dates, the rest of the summer provided ample warmth, with a warmer than average August which accelerated ripening and pushed veraison …
Following a relatively warm 2021-22 winter, the 2022 spring will long be remembered for frost impacts and the prolonged cool and wet conditions into mid-June. The vines were slow to recover but experienced nearly ideal conditions during bloom that lead …
The Pacific Northwest experienced a relatively warm winter during 2020-2021, and much of the Willamette valley saw average to below average winter precipitation. With a cool and dry start to the growing season, we saw budbreak the third week of …
The 2019 growing season began with a mild early winter, followed by a cold and wet second half of winter that progressed throughout the pruning season. Spring temperatures were mild but ongoing precipitation windows continued through early July, creating an …
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