Grape Varieties
Winemaker Notes
This sparkling rose was made from all estate-grown, Demeter Certified Biodynamic® Pinot Noir grapes. We farm block 3, a small northwest facing section of the vineyard planted to clone 667, specifically for this wine. We strive to achieve ripe fruit flavors and higher acidity, for a fresh and juicy expression of Pinot Noir. Historically, we do a small amount of skin soak on a portion of the grapes to pick up color and tannin — but the 2020 vintage was a whole different animal. To achieve a pure expression of fruit and laser acidity, while working to mitigate any potential smoke impact that May have been lurking in the skins, we did a very light, whole cluster press of the grapes, then fermented the wine in a stainless steel tank. Just prior to bottling, we blended 1 beautiful barrel of red Pinot Noir back into the wine to achieve our beautiful rose color palette. The wine was bottled at the tail end of its primary fermentation, where it then finished fermentation in bottle. This wine is unfiltered and contains lees — pour off slowly or invert to evenly distribute.
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 lead …
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 of …
After a relatively mild and dry winter, the onset of the growing season began with fears of ongoing drought concerns for Oregon and most of the western states. The spring remained cool, with mild frosts in April and some cool, …
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 an …
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 …
The 2015 growing season was the warmest, driest year on record in the recent history of the Willamette Valley. We were thankful for our strong winds from the Van Duzer Corridor, which bring a nice cooling effect in the heat …
The 2014 growing season was significantly warmer than the average year with very little rainfall throughout the growing season. After an early bud-break (mid April) the canopy grew rapidly over the next couple of months due to dry soils and …
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