Yield in Tons Per Acre: 1.8
Cases Produced: 500
Drinking Window: 2003-2008

Our debut vintage of Pinot Noir, the 1998, was one of the best years in recent Oregon wine history. The early October harvest was under bright blue cloudless skies. Tony's sore back and purple fingers are proof of his hands-on winemaking. He crushed the fruit using the age-old, gravity-fed technique - lifting each small tote up so the grapes could easily tumble down into the crusher and then into one-ton bins. The wine was fermented and placed in small French oak barrels before being transported to Etude Wines in California where it was aged in cask and bottle.

The 1998 Pinot Noir is a wine that reflects its hillside origins. Deep crimson in color, this wine immediately reveals its intense nature. Generous layered fruit suggesting blackberry briar and ripe blueberry fill the palate. The tannins and acid are commensurate with the concentrated flavors and body delivering a broadly dimensioned texture. This wine has the classic structure of an age worthy Burgundy.

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