OVUM Wines
14000 NE Quarry Road, Newberg, Oregon 97132 ovumwines.com/
Established in 2011 by Ksenija and John House, Ovum was founded in hopes of producing Oregon white wines that are honest reflections of time and place. Our low intervention production method is a commitment to letting the vintage and vineyard shine, not the vintner. Fruit comes first - our top priority is finding farmers that share our beliefs, and then getting out of the way so their hard work can be tasted.
Native ferments, no subtractions or additions, except for SO2 - extended lees contact 8-9 months, for textural complexity. All of this is done in neutral barrels of acacia and oak, as well as cement egg and Austrian cask. Ovum is solely committed to the production of white wines, mainly Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Muscat.
At Ovum, each wine is produced the same way - if the wine smells and tastes different, it has everything to do with terroir, and little to do with the winemaker. Our hope is that through our attention to detail and honest technique, we can produce old fashioned wines in the modern world.
Off the Grid Riesling - 2016
Les raisins proviennent d'un vignoble (Cedar Ranch) au coeur de la foret a la frontiere de l'Oregon et de la Californie dans l'Illinois Valley. Le vin est fermenté grace aux levures indigenes dans un oeuf en béton. La robe est légerement doré, le nez superbe ne trompe pas sur le cépage, c'est floral mais aussi sur le pamplemousse, le citron et l'amande, c'est tres complexe et expressif. En bouche c'est un vin sec, ciselé qui a du corps, belle acidité, parfaitement équilibré, tres belle longueur et d'une grande buvabilité!