Troon Vineyard Vermentino Applegate Valley 2025

Item: Troon Vineyard Vermentino Applegate Valley 2025
Rating: 97
Author: Sean Ludford

The Data

Country USA

Appellation Applegate Valley

Varietal Vermentino

Retail Price $35

ABV 11.9%

Score 5 Stars/97 points

In the Glass

Appearance

Brilliant, light straw color.

Aromatics

The aromatics are intense, offering scents of tropical fruit, lemon curd, and beeswax with supporting notes of meringue, green apple, and apricot stone.

Flavor

The palate confirms the nose, delivering a ripe, orchard-fruit-driven core with flavors of white peach, star fruit, jasmine, mineral, green melon, and citrus zest. The finish is long and lingering with faint tannins.

Intensity & Texture

Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture.

Cool Factor

It's an Oregon Vermentino and it's from Troon, which makes it pretty cool before you pull the cork. Once you do pull the cork you find the best damn Vermentino that you ever had.

Value Grade

A virtually perfect Vermentino, made in small quantities, sold at an extremely fair price of $35 a bottle is an amazing value.

Analysis

We have been a fan of the Troon Vermentino since first tasting their 2014 vintage — now they have perfected the craft. Troon Vineyard's Vermentino is not styled in the mold of either French or Italian Vermentino; it has developed a unique style that is 100% Troon. It was clear then, and remains certain now, that the climate and soils in Oregon's Applegate Valley are ideal for growing grapes like Vermentino. In their Biodynamic vineyards, the wines often reflect the vintage. In previous vintages that we have seen, Troon’s Vermentino was fermented and rested in neutral oak. Now it is made entirely in large, concrete tanks crafted in France by Nomblot. These concrete tanks hold the volume of 13 barriques. In addition to having a neutral impact on the wine's flavor, concrete acts as an oxygen time-release capsule, slowly and continuously releasing oxygen into the wine. They often foot-tread Vermentino just prior to pressing, as its thick skins challenge the small press. This brief skin maceration adds an interesting edge to this unique wine — we think that you will agree.

How to Enjoy

This terrific white is the ideal aperitif, offering complex flavors and perfect balance. Pair this with simple preparations of fish and fowl or with any delicate cream sauce.