Pale gold color; Meyer lemon, lime zest, pineapple, citrus, green apple, pear, white peach, white flowers, wet stone on the nose and palate.
Dry; no noticeable tannins, very crisp acidity (3.2 pH). Light-plus body. Rich, gently grippy mouthfeel; long and pleasing finish. Wine is 100% estate-grown chardonnay. Clone 76 and 548 deliver ripe fruit and freshness; clones 95 and 96 provide minerality. Fermented and aged in 84% stainless steel, 8% concrete, and 8% neutral oak. Wine spent 18 months on the lees, 10 months in concrete, eight months in stainless steel, to attain creamy richness and depth. 12.5% ABV
Owner Bill Stoller was the founder and CEO of The Stoller Group, also the president and vice-chairman of Express Employment Professionals, and founder and CEO at Xenium HR & Employer Services. A native Oregonian, Stoller earned a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from Pacific University and an MBA from Portland State University. His considerable successes in employment services allowed him to pursue his passion for wine.
Stoller founded Stoller Vineyards in 2001. The winery opened in 2006 as Oregon’s first and only LEED-certified, solar-powered, gravity-flow operation. Its drive for sustainability earned the winery the world’s first LEED gold certification. The winery is dedicated to producing pinot noir and chardonnay. Bill Stoller passed away in 2025 at age 74. Gary Mortensen remains the president of Stoller Wine Group. After Bill’s death, Mortensen reaffirmed Stoller’s “200-year vision for the Oregon wine industry and Stoller Wine Group.”
Vice president of winemaking Melissa Burr has been at Stoller since 2003. Burr says the challenge at Stoller is to control the vigor of the site in order to concentrate flavors. She strongly believes acidity plays a key role in balance and flavor, and this effort reflects that. While Burr was the winemaker for this effort, the next year she transitioned to be the “founding winemaker” and Ben Howe now directly oversees production.
The Dundee Hills are located southwest of Portland, OR, beside the Willamette River. Stoller has the largest contiguous vineyard in the Dundee Hills and the fruit for their wines is 100% estate grown. Lovely country, ecologically responsible winemaker, very nice wines. Stoller Wine Group brands include Stoller Family Estate, Chehalem, Chemistry, History, and Canned Oregon. The link below will lead you to more information about their various offerings. Stoller is a solid, easy choice as a go-to winemaker.
Stoller Family Estate Dundee Hills Estate Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2022—smooth, bright take on chardonnay with only very lightest touch of oak and serious attention to time on the lees—10 months in concrete, eight months in stainless steel. Poised, cool-climate 100% estate-grown chardonnay. Delivers freshness, sophistication. Avoids oakiness, butter. Similar to French chablis precision. Food friendly pleaser. $40, but can be discounted to $25
Pairing—Lighter, nuanced fare; pan-seared, roasted chicken; sautéed white fish (cod, halibut with lemon-butter sauce; seared scallops, grilled shrimp. Grilled salmon with citrus-herb marinade. Roasted pork tenderloin; shellfish risotto. Cheese—Buttery, semi-hard Alpine-style, comté, young gruyère; mild brie, camembert; fresh chèvre, aged Humboldt Fog. Avoid salty or strong-flavored cheeses.
