Grape Varieties
Winemaker Notes
Petillant Naturel is a method of producing sparkling wine, also referred to as “Methode Ancestrale”, where the carbonation occurs from bottling the wine during the primary, alcoholic fermentation — in order to capture the carbon dioxide that is being naturally released. This sparkling wine was made from all estate-grown, Demeter Certified Biodynamic® Melon de Bourgogne grapes. We grafted this Loire variety into the vineyard in 2011, but it wasn't until 2016 that we took the opportunity to experiment with the melon grapes using the same techniques applied to our original Pet-Nat of Pinot Noir. We picked the melon on October 20", 2018. The grapes were destemmed and crushed, then left for 24 hours of skin contact before pressing. After pressing, the juice was fermented in an egg, sur lie, before it was bottled at the tail end of its primary fermentation on the winter solstice, December 21, 2018.
Vintages
: Following a relatively warm 2021-22 winter, the 2022 spring will long be remembered for frost impacts and the prolonged cool and wet conditions into mid-June. The vines were slow to recover but experienced nearly ideal conditions during bloom that …
: The Pacific Northwest experienced a relatively warm winter during 2020-2021, and much of the Willamette valley saw average to below average winter precipitation. With a cool and dry start to the growing season, we saw budbreak the third week …
: the 2019 growing season began with a mild early winter, followed by a cold and wet second half of winter that progressed throughout the pruning season. Spring temperatures were mild but ongoing precipitation windows continued through early July, creating …
2018 was the fourth warmest year on record for the planet and the 8!!! warmest year in Oregon history. We had dry year overall for the western U.S. Rain-wise, with an unusually dry May & June providing beautiful weather for …
In comparison to the previous three vintages, 2017 was a welcoming shift back to a “more normal” Willamette Valley growing season. Thanks to an abundant amount of rain (and snow in the high country), we saw bud break 4 weeks …
Much like 2014 & 2015, 2016 was another early year here in the Willamette Valley. With a budbreak in early April and a warm spring, the growing season kicked off and the canopy grew rapidly over the next couple of …
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