Zenith 2015 Auxerrois (Eola-Amity Hills)

Country: US / Oregon
Variety: Auxerrois
Winery: Zenith /

Very little Auxerrois is grown in Oregon, and the earliest plantings, the owners note, were here at Zenith. This could be mistaken for a Chardonnay, with ripe melon, peach and banana fruit matched to rounded out flavors of butter and caramel. It was barrel fermented and put through malolactic, much like a fine Chardonnay.