Roco Winery, RMS Brut, Willamette Valley, OR

This Traditional Method sparkling is aromatic with flowers, tropical fruits, and yeasty toast, all with fine bubbles and a medium to full body.

COUNTRY: USA

STATE: OR

APPELLATION: Willamette Valley

VINEYARD(S): Madrona Hill, Gran Moraine, Blossom Ridge 

VINTAGE: 2016

GRAPES: 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay

PRACTICE: Sustainable

SOIL: Volcanic Basalt and Marine Sedimentary

VINIFICATION: 30 months en tirage, dosage 8 grams/liter, disgorged Spring 2019

METHOD: Traditional Method

STYLE: Sparkling

COLOR: Pale gold

BODY: Medium to Full

BUBBLES: Fine

TASTE: Dry (Brut)

PRIMARY AROMAS: lemon, coconut, toast, orange peel, flowers

FLAVOR: Fresh Anjou pear, white grapefruit, Kaffir lime leaf, guava and Buddha Hand citrus, minerality 

FORMAT: 750 ml

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

SERVICE AND FOOD PAIRING SUGGESTION: Serve chilled with coconut shrimp.

ABOUT THE WINEMAKER: Rollin Soles

“Educated as a microbiologist, Rollin Soles’ winemaking combines the friendly grit of a Texas-born work ethic with the uncompromising rationality of a true scientist. In a wine world cluttered with nostalgic ideas, Rollin wants to know what’s really going on—in the vineyard, in the cellar, and in the glass. It’s the hallmark of a winemaking career that began overseas and has since landed Oregon bottles at the highest ranks of American craft. As Oregon’s original producer of sparkling wine, Rollin insists on a pioneering, innovative spirit in the ROCO cellar—always seeking new insight and trying new ideas to keep our wines among the very best this valley produces.” 

“In 1987, when all other Willamette Valley wine producers were focused on Pinot Noir, Rollin Soles had a different vision. He believed that Oregon was the best place in North America to grow cool climate grapes for sparkling wine. After making wine at Petaluma Winery in Australia, Rollin moved to Oregon and founded Argyle Winery, the state’s first sparkling wine production facility. During his 27+ years with Argyle, Rollin crafted some of the most highly acclaimed New World sparkling wines, which made Wine Spectator’s Top 100 wines three times, proof that he has mastered the sophisticated craft of fine Méthode Champenoise. Rollin’s vision has become a reality as the world continues to discover that the Willamette Valley’s cool, maritime climate is indeed ideally suited to world-class sparkling wine production.” (rocowinery.com)