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Rose natural wine bottle with an artistic label

Kelley Fox 'Nerthus'

$27.00
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Willamette Valley AVA > Oregon > USA

Early Muscat & Pinot Noir, 2023

Kelley Fox is famous for making beautiful bottles in Willamette Valley. Named after an ancient Germanic Goddess of Mother Earth, evoking peace and fertility - Nerthus is a wine for springtime. Kelley says this vintage is her favorite by far, a gorgeous blend of aromatic early Muscat & old vine Pinot Noir fermented spontaneously and aged in stainless steel. An alpine vibe, this wine will have you singing from the hilltops, with golden sunshine, peach skins, and minerality for days.

Willamette Valley AVA > Oregon > USA

Early Muscat & Pinot Noir, 2023

Kelley Fox is famous for making beautiful bottles in Willamette Valley. Named after an ancient Germanic Goddess of Mother Earth, evoking peace and fertility - Nerthus is a wine for springtime. Kelley says this vintage is her favorite by far, a gorgeous blend of aromatic early Muscat & old vine Pinot Noir fermented spontaneously and aged in stainless steel. An alpine vibe, this wine will have you singing from the hilltops, with golden sunshine, peach skins, and minerality for days.

Grape: 60% Early Muscat and 40% old vine Weber Vineyard Pinot Noir

ABV: 13%

The Story: Kelley Fox has been making wine since 2000, after pivoting from her degrees in Psychology and Biology and pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry. Rather than learning about wine in a classroom setting, she spent time in the vines with winemakers themselves, including her dear friend and inspiration, David Lett of The Eyrie Vineyards. Yeah, that Eyrie. They were the first to plant Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley and first in the US to make Pinot Gris in 1970. With her connections, she is able to source from some of the great vineyards in the Willamette. Everything is hand-harvested, fermentation is spontaneous with natural yeasts and she even plays music for her wines. Her bottles are 100% natural, while remaining composed, refined, and true to the Willamette Valley terroir.

Personality: A very pale rosy salmon-peach wine with shimmering golden energy and brilliant transparency. It has juicy peach, vanilla, and blossom notes along with ocean minerality on a pleasing frame that reminds me of peach skin, and it’s bone dry.

Harmony: Peach cobbler and vanilla ice cream? Roast chicken with fresh pesto and goat cheese? Think fresh and juicy.