Appassionata
THE UPPER LEFT
OREGON
Appassionata is the culmination of Erni Loosen’s vision of establishing a high-end, European-style wine estate in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Rooted in Old World traditions, the winery is dedicated to crafting exquisitely expressive Pinot Noirs and white wines with extraordinary ageability. Driven by Erni’s belief that the true character and complexity of a wine doesn’t emerge until it has developed maturity, Appassionata Estate holds its wines for up to 10 years, ensuring they are entering the peak of their development upon release – ready to drink now, with many vital years ahead of it.
FIRST VINTAGE: 2005
VINEYARD ESTABLISHED: 2010
Willamette Valley AVA
Chehalem Mountains AVA
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Owned by internationally renowned German winemaker Erni Loosen.
• Appassionata wines benefit from unhurried winemaking; up to 10 years of cellar aging allowing the wines to unfold at their own pace, emerging in full harmony on release.
TOP SKUS
Fortissimo Pinot Noir
• Rooted in the volcanically formed, flood-washed hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Appassionata wines embody the soil, spirit and substance of this very special place.
• Named for Beethoven’s ground-breaking piano Sonata with cuvée names that capture the tempos of the three movements.
Selected for ultimate longevity, and not released until at least 10 years after the vintage. This is the epitome of expressive excellence that we are seeking in Willamette Valley Pinot Noir — a wine that combines brooding intensity with lilting grace and can stand alongside the classic wines of the world for generations to come. Tertiary aromas begin to show a profound complexity and subtle earthiness that only develops with bottle age.
Andante Pinot Noir
Andante (gently, unhurried), is held longer in our cellar after bottling and released at least five years after the vintage. Made with patience and restraint, this bottling is selected to emphasize elegance and refinement, a style reflected in Beethoven’s own performance direction for this movement: “Piano e Dolce” (softly and sweetly).
Riesling GG
A savory, full-bodied dry Riesling from old vines, made using the historical German method with fermentation in 3,000 L German oak casts and maturation on the full lees for 24 months before bottling. Continues to develop in the bottle for at least 3 years before release. The fruit was harvested from old, ungrafted Riesling vines (planted in 1976) in the Medici Vineyard.
Allegro Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Über Sauvignon Blanc
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
94 pts James Suckling Chardonnay 2020
94 pts Wine Spectator Allegro Pinot Noir 2019
95 pts Decanter Andante Pinot Noir 2017
96 pts Inside Bordeaux Fortissimo Pinot Noir 2013
FAMILY OF BRANDS
