Tasting Note
ODEM FOREST WHITE 2021 IS A DRY WHITE WINE MADE FROM 60% VIOGNIER AND 40% CHARDONNAY, GROWN IN THE VOLCANIC BASALTIC SOILS OF THE NORTHERN GOLAN HEIGHTS AT 1,060 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE 2021 VINTAGE WAS MARKED BY A RELATIVELY WARM AND STEADY GROWING SEASON, RESULTING IN CONCENTRATED FRUIT FLAVORS AND A ROUNDER TEXTURE. THIS WINE OPENS WITH DELICATE FLORAL AROMAS ALONGSIDE RIPE PEAR, APRICOT, AND CITRUS BLOSSOM. ON THE PALATE, IT OFFERS A RICH AND LAYERED TEXTURE, THANKS IN PART TO BRIEF OAK AGING, BALANCED BY A LIVELY ACIDITY THAT PRESERVES ITS FRESHNESS. THE VIOGNIER BRINGS EXPRESSIVE AROMATICS AND LUSH STONE FRUIT, WHILE THE CHARDONNAY CONTRIBUTES STRUCTURE, BRIGHTNESS, AND A CLEAN MINERAL FINISH. ODEM FOREST WHITE 2021 IS BOTH ELEGANT AND EXPRESSIVE—A REFLECTION OF ITS HIGH-ALTITUDE ORIGIN AND THE WINERY’S CAREFUL BLENDING PHILOSOPHY.
