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Bright citrus, crushed green apple and white flowers lead to mandarin, white peach and pit fruit, with sweet basil, hazelnut and crushed-stone minerality. Plush yet precise, with juicy acidity carrying a long, savory, almost salty finish.
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Food pairings: Roast chicken, butter-basted white fish such as halibut, seared scallops, Dungeness crab or lobster, mushroom risotto, dishes in creamy sauces, and goat cheese or mature cheeses.
Winemaking: Cuvée Anne is a barrel selection, meticulously blended to capture the precision and complexity of Chardonnay from the Eola-Amity Hills. The grapes are gently crushed and pressed in a bladder press, then fermented with ambient yeasts and aged for 12 months in 350- and 500-liter French oak barrels, about half of them new, with minimal bâtonnage and full malolactic conversion. The wine then rests for four more months in stainless steel and is only lightly filtered for clarity.
Vineyards and terroir: The fruit comes from Walter Scott's best organically farmed Chardonnay sites in the Eola-Amity Hills, among them Koosah, Sojeau and Witness Tree, on a mix of volcanic and marine sedimentary soils. The 2024 season was graceful and balanced: an April frost and a cool snap at flowering kept yields low, then warm days and cool nights brought slow, even ripening and fresh acidity. The first Chardonnay, from Witness Tree, was picked on September 10, and harvest ended on October 2 with Koosah.
Family and history: Ken Pahlow and Erica Landon founded Walter Scott in 2008 with emptied retirement accounts and a few small family loans. Ken learned his craft at St. Innocent, Patricia Green Cellars and Evening Land, where working alongside Dominique Lafon sparked his obsession with Chardonnay; Erica is an Advanced Sommelier who built some of Oregon's top wine programs. Andy and Sue Steinman later joined as partners. The winery is named for Ken's adventurous grandfather Walter and his nephew Scott, and Cuvée Anne honors Erica's mother, Elizabeth Anne McKinnon, an avid trout fisherwoman, mushroom forager and quilter whose early support helped launch the winery, as well as Erica Anne Landon herself.
In the pictures: Spring vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills, seen from Bethel Heights, on the road that is also home to the Walter Scott winery (photo: Agne27, 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0). Freshly pruned vines in the Eola-Amity Hills in April (photo: Agne27, 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0).
