- Practicing biodynamic
- 100% Chardonnay
- Seven Springs Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley
- 14 vine rows that form the backbone of the Seven Springs Estate
- iron-rich volcanic soils
- whole cluster pressed
- native yeast fermentation
- 500L Austrian oak Stockinger puncheon, 70% new oak
- 9 months in puncheon, 6 months in stainless steel
- 350 cases produced
- 13.2% alc
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
Oregon
Appellation:
Eola-Amity Hills
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-EVE-31-22 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
97
Date
2024-08-14
"The Summum Chardonnay from the Evening Land Seven Springs Estate is a thing of beauty. The aromatics of crushed slate, oyster shells and briny lemon peel offer an angularity that belies the wine's rich textured mouthfeel. The savoury elements continue to leap out at you, with briny notes of seafoam, salted lemon and brisk, piquant early-season nectarine flesh. The richness of the texture is constantly buoyed by the wealth of minerality in this delightful Chardonnay, showing why the Eola-Amity Hills offer some of the best terroir for the variety in the US."
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2023-04-24
"Complex and attractive nose of grilled lemons, dried pineapples, ash, toasted rosemary, flint and salted butter. So much flavor and intensity here, yet elegant and agile and only medium-bodied, with bright acidity. Fantastic salty undertones. Drink or hold."
Jancis Robinson
Score
18+
Date
2023-05-10
"An absolutely beautiful nose of peach blossom, tangerine, lemon and a brush of vanilla oak character. Balanced and fresh on the palate. The aromas are pristine and layered – I can't stop sticking my nose in this glass. Long finish. (SCJ)"
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2024-08-07
"Youthfully intense, the 2022 Chardonnay Summum is distinctly savory yet wickedly fresh, with notes of nectarine, spring flowers and wet stone wafting from the glass. Concentrated and densely packed, this floods the palate with soothingly ripe orchard fruits and sweet spices, complicated by hints of lemon custard. The 2022 takes on a crunchy sensation through the finish, structured and long with a mineral saturation that adds tactile precision. There is a long and bright future in store for patient collectors."
Wine Enthusiast
Score
96
Date
2024-08-01
"There has to be a language where summum means totally worth it. This majestic Chardonnay leads with a lemony magnolia aroma, then jabs with notes of toasted filberts, gunflint, butter and Golden Delicious apples. Vigorous acidity and a lithe texture accompany flavors like lemon curd, dragon fruit and lime zest. Extraordinary stuff. Editors' Choice. —M.A."
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
2024-07-03
"Richly detailed and dynamic, this white is effusive with apricot and pear flavors that are laced with stony mineral and lemon verbena tones as this finishes on a fragrant accent. Drink now through 2026. —T.F."