To order you can email us at service@royervineyard.com. We can take Venmo and PayPal - details will be sent with invoice. Or use the links in the offers. All shipping will be in fall when weather cools. You can always pick up locally as well.
At Royer Vineyard, our passion and philosophy is to do just one thing – grow the best white grapes in Oregon.
Cheers
Mark & June Royer
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About Royer
Royer Vineyard began in 2016. Our focus began with 13 acres of Chardonnay and 2 acres of Riesling. In 2023, we expanded with 1 acre of Sauvignon Blanc. With a few more acres unexplored, we will see what comes next.
We are mostly a seller of organic fruit to the likes of Vincent, Sun Break, 00, Division, Cristom, and Brooks.
We made a little wine on the side each vintage to both preserve the memory of the harvest and to share with friends and family. Due to vineyard maturity and a wonderful yield, we were honored to make three unique cuvees totalling 400 cases in 2023.
As a Newbie, we are probably a complete unknown to most of you. Outside of visiting us for a glass at the vineyard, the best way to get to know us is to have a glass of our gorgeous wine in your WineBerserker hands.
The best way to do that is to have a great sale.
Our VinDependence Offers for this weekend only!
ALL ROYER VINEYARD OFFERS ARE AT WHOLESALE PRICES OR BETTER
IF YOU MAKE A PURCHASE AND COMMENT ON THIS THREAD, YOU WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN ONE OF 3 CHAMPAGNE PACKS COMPLIMENTS OF CAVEAU SELECTIONS - ( www.caveauselections.com 43)
Offer 1 - 2023 Royer Estate Chardonnay 6-Pack
This is our flagship wine, and we are so pleased to introduce it to the Berserker community.
The first 16 Berserkers get this offer for $150! Hell, I might even upgrade a bottle. (Price goes up a bit after that.)
- Dijon clones on volcanic basalt soil
- Lemon curd; pastry cream; ripe apricots; green apple
- Neutral oak; native yeast; 12.3% abv
- “Profound elegance.” - Decanter (93 pts)
- “If an orchard exploded, it couldn’t possibly smell any better than this enticing siren of a Chardonnay.: - Wine Enthusiast (93 pts)
- “Texture, details, and depth. This wine has it all.” - Gregutt (93 pts)
Retail: $270
VIN25: $179!
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Offer 2 - 2022 Royer Witzel & Wind Chardonnay 3-Pack + Bonus
Folks, this wine is transcendent. Splurge with confidence.
- Made in the “Black Chardonnay” style
- Briny mineral, flint, lemon wedge, verbena
- 18 months in 1-year old puncheons; 13.5% abv
- “Beguiling and confident.” - Decanter (96 pts)
- “This wine made me question my policy of resisting the temptation to compare Willamette Valley wines to Burgundy.” - Wine Enthusiast (96 pts)
- “Exceptionally long finish.” - Paul Gregutt (96 pts)
Retail: $345
VIN25: $245
FIRST 16 ORDERS GET A BONUS BOTTLE OF 2023 ESTATE CHARDONNAY
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Offer 3 - Royer Vertical 6-Pack
Check out our style and try a couple of back vintages. Two bottles each.
- 2023 Estate Chardonnay Reserve (2 bottles)
- 2023 Estate Chardonnay (2 bottles)
- 2021 Estate Chardonnay (2 bottles)
Retail: $330
VIN25: $219
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Offer 4 - Royer 2023 Horizontal 6-Pack
2023 was a special year for us. The barrels were showing so much character we decided to make three Chardonnays. We are so over the moon with this horizontal.
- 2023 Estate Chardonnay (3 bottles)
- 2023 Chardonnay Reserve (2 bottles)
- 2023 Chardonnay “548” Clone (1 bottle) – 1 yr Damy barrel! Only 24 cases made
Retail: $380
VIN25: $265
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SHIPPING
- Flat rate of $30 anywhere up to 12 bottles
Unfortunately, we cannot ship to Kentucky or Mississippi. If you live in Alaska, Hawaii, or Utah, email me at [service@royervineyard.com](mailto:service@royervineyard.com).
Free pickup/delivery is available at 3 locations - at the vineyard, at Caveau Selections, or at Willamette Wine Storage.
If for some strange reason you did not fill up a case but wish to take advantage of shipping, you can pick any bottles from my Champagne and Burgundy company, Caveau Selections
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This will be a separate order and please select PickUp for shipping so there is no charge.
Then let me know you did that so I can combine the orders.
THE TERROIR
Royer Vineyard sits on the southwest facing ridge of the Eola Hills, with 16 acres planted - 13 acres of which are Chardonnay. The clonal selection is diverse with both French and Heritage clones creating a healthy environment and a more complex wine.
Elevation on the site ranges from 600’-700′ of volcanic origin. We get slammed by the Van Duzer Corridor winds which thicken grape skins as well as reduce disease and pest pressure. The site experiences wide diurnal swings helping the grapes recover from the day’s heat and build beautiful acidity.
This year we planted four acres as a Black Perigord truffle orchard so stayed tuned for BerserkerDay 21 when these become mature.
THE REVIEWS
DECANTER
96 pts - Royer Chardonnay Witzel & Wind 2022
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2036
Beguiling and confident, Chardonnay may be the future of the Willamette Valley, with the Eola-Amity Hills continuing to show Witzel & Wind comes from a so-named, mixed clonal block containing seven heritage clones of Chardonnay, planted on seven rootstocks. This wine is made using the ‘Black Chardonnay’ method, and its reductive nature shows a briny oyster shell mineral tone, smoky chipped flint, and sleek salted lemon wedge. The palate is exquisite, saline, and stony, with taut lemon oil, verbena, white pepper, and ample brine. Exquisite and classic.
93 pts - Royer Chardonnay Estate 2023
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2033
An impressive Chardonnay of profound elegance comes from the windy southwest slopes of Royer Vineyard, at 200 metres in the Eola-Amity Hills. Soft on the palate, this delicate and floral wine shows honeyed aromatics of lemon curd and sweet pastry cream lifted by notes of ocean air salinity. It is creamy on the palate, with lemon pastry cream, fleshy ripe apricots, honey-drizzled peaches, and a vibrance that carries through to the finish. Hold this wine to appreciate the ageability of Oregon Chardonnay.
WINE ENTHUSIAST
96 pts - Royer 2022 Witzel & Wind Chardonnay (Eola-Amity Hills). This wine made me question my policy of resisting the temptation to compare Willamette Valley wines to Burgundy. I was geographically disoriented as I took in the wine’s toasted filbert, white-peach and crab apple flower aromas. Witzel & Wind strikes with a heady mix of lemon, tangerine and white grapefruit, with flecks of rosemary and saline. I will have this wine chilled and ready when Dungeness crab season hits. Editor’s Choice. —M.A.
93 pts - Royer 2023 Estate Chardonnay (Eola-Amity Hills). If an orchard exploded, it couldn’t possibly smell any better than this enticing siren of a Chardonnay. The seduction begins with a tangy yellow-apple aroma counterpointed by the scent of a decadent lemon brioche. This scene repeats on the palate as Honeycrisp apple-cider, orange-zest and white-tea flavors are escorted by a pleasingly plump texture and energetic acidity. —M.A.
PAUL GREGUTT
The clients lined up for grapes from this vineyard speak to the quality; among them are Cristom, Vincent, 00, Division, Niew, Amica Luna, Sanguis and Brooks. Owner Mark Royer explains that “in 2022 we decided to grow production and make a run at it ourselves. This was the first year we harvested off our newest Chardonnay block – Witzel & Wind – 7 original heritage clones on 7 rootstocks.
96 pts - Royer 2022 Witzel & Wind Block Chardonnay
Witzel is a type of soil, the wind in the name is presumably referring to the impact of the Van Duzer Corridor breezes blowing through. This wine was made by 00 (Double Zero) – a cult producer whose wines I have greatly admired. This is a high impact style, packed with orchard fruits and showing touches of mint and charred toast after spending 18 months in year-old puncheons. An exceptionally long finish that will develop more and more nuance over time suggests that more bottle age is in order, or decant it aggressively. 13.5%; $115 (Eola-Amity Hills) 96/100
93 pts - Royer 2023 Estate Chardonnay
The Royer vineyard is on volcanic basalt and planted to several different Dijon clones. Fermented in neutral oak and bottled just last month, this impressive wine is already drinking well, mixing grapefruit, green apple flesh and peel, a hint of butter and a firm, lasting finish. Clean, clear and classy. 12.3%; $45 93/100
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