Hester Creek Estate Winery - Pinot Blanc 2025

Hester Creek Estate Winery - Pinot Blanc 2025In 1968, BC wine pioneer Joe Busnardo came upon an excellent property sheltered below the rugged desert bluffs of what is now known as the Golden Mile Bench. Spread over 76 acres of a gently sloping hillside, he recognized the potential for growing superior vinifera grapes on this unique land. Today, a total of 115 acres comprise the Hester Creek estate, which is planted with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Gewrztraminer, Italian

Locals dismissed the area as too cold for growing grapes

a particular kind of granite that provides in the wine what he calls “shambolic”

The vineyard

A true Perry (no apples) with champagne-like effervescence

An excellent terroir for Malbec

Christophe is a perfectionist

In the early 1990s

The wine is then aged under fleurette (a thin veil of yeast

Pinot Grigio

Harvest and vinification are done manually

Agricola Cirelli is the name of the organic farm situated on 22 hectares where Francesco Cirelli works the land

Today it is a winery located in Northeast Portland