This wine exemplifies the Willamette Valley style opening with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, florals and earth to create an elegant bouquet. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied and offers flavors of cherry, orange spice, dried herbs, bergamot and cedar around a frame of soft tannins and balancing acidity.
Sourced exclusively from 15 acres of Pinot Noir from the first plantings at the Estate Vineyard, Founder Jim Bernau planted these vines using a Christmas tree planter pulled behind his 33 horsepower tractor. He grafted the French clones 667 and 777 on a portion of the vines when they became available.
Focused notes of florals, including violet and lavender, flow into ripe red fruits of cherry and raspberry accented by nutmeg and cedar aromas. The palate is satin textured over an elegant frame of bright acidity and firm tannins surround mouth-filling flavors of cranberry, earth and savory herbs.
Featuring a nose of black cherry, raspberry, florals and baking spices, the wine moves into flavors of red fruits, earth and cedar on the palate. A silky smooth mouthfeel, elegant balancing acidity and a lingering finish round out the profile.
An illustration of the art of blending, the Signature Cuvée is selected from the finest barrels sourced from our Estate, Elton and Tualatin Estate Vineyards. It is a wonderfully complex wine that delivers an array of concentrated fruits, earth, game, floral, spice and rich oak accents. On the palate, this wine shows a harmonious balance of structure, weight, and acidity with ripe tannins and a lingering finish. With site driven diversity, we are able to craft this wine to our precise and quality standards.
Our 2014 AVA Pinot Noir Series represents the different areas within the Willamette Valley American Viticulture Area including Chehalem Mountains, Dundee Hills, McMinnville, Ribbon Ridge and Yamhill-Carlton. Made with the same winemaking techniques, these wines express the terroir of their unique vineyard sites.
The 2014 Chehalem Mountains AVA Series Pinot Noir is dark ruby in color with a nose of earth, black cherry, anise and tobacco. The palate features concentration without weight with jammy fruit-forward notes accented by cedar and spice.
