Description
What our customers are saying:
“Very nice Pinot. Light and refreshing with flavors of blackberry, raspberry and nice spice on the finish” – Brian
Critical Acclaim:
90pts Wine Enthusiast Best Buy
Winemaking:
- Night harvesting
- Crushed/De-Stemmed
- Cold Soaking (4 days)
- Warm fermentation to extract color and tannins
- Pump-over 2 times a day
- Low pressure pressing
- Aged in oak for 8 months (15% new)
- Cold Stabilization
- Sterile filter
Vineyard Sources:
25% Pinot Noir
Woolridge Creek Vineyard in Applegate Valley, Rogue Valley AVA, Oregon
Woolridge Creek Vineyard is located on a rolling hillside overlooking the majestic Applegate River Valley. All of the vines are self rooted, which means that the grapevines were planted in the same way as were the original European vineyards.Fruit from this vineyard is live certified.
75% Pinot Noir
Rock’N’R Ranch in Rogue Valley AVA, Oregon
The Rock’N’R Ranch backs up to the Siskiyou National Forest and measurea bout 400 acres with 50 acres planted to vines.
The Applegate Valley (within the Rogue Valley) is characterized by many micro-climates and high soil diversity. Long, warm days accompanied by very cool nights and a very low risk of precipitation leads to wines with great depth of flavor and complexity. Each Vineyard in the Rogue Valley brings unique characteristics to thier fruit because of the soil diversity and high altitude (1000-1500 feet). Wines coming from the right vineyards are powerful and extremely complex.
