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.
The bouquet opens with notes of mixed red and black fruits, spice, minerality and earth. On the palate, red fruit flavors of raspberry and cherry are accented by barrel-driven characteristics of mocha, white pepper and cedar. The wine features a medium-bodied frame structured by fine tannins and balancing acidity.
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.
