2017 Cuvée E Pinot Noir

2017 Maverick Vineyard Pinot Noir

Aromatics show lavender over crushed warm blackberries. Tar and caramelized black plums. Freshly ground black pepper over a baked cherry clafoutis. Entry is exciting, bright and intense, like eating a blood orange for the first time. Loads of ripe stone fruits from nectarine and peach to black plum. Flavors of Graham crackers, Boysenberry, blackberries and fig compote are present. The finish is super long showing both stone and cane fruits, ripe Bing cherries with freshly cracked black peppercorns.

2017 Saffron Fields Vineyard Pinot Noir

Amazing entry with honeydew melon drizzled with fireweed honey. Closely followed by salted watermelon and honeysuckle stems. The entry is big, but not a massive attack, just a big bear hug of a wine. Bizarre astringency follows up right after the entry with the tannin of the French Oak combining with the acid of limes over lemons. Round mouthfeel shows Red Delicious apples initially then a hot baked apple pie using Granny Smith apples with the skins left on. Read more...

2017 Wind Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Wind Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir is home to the most northern vineyard in the Willamette Valley. From vines planted between 1974 and 1988, it is matured in one-third new French oak. It has plenty of dusky red and black fruit on the nose, interlaced with truffle and cola scents. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity, focused tannins, lively red cherries and lingering cranberry that form the caressing, lightly spiced finish.

2017 Yates Conwill Vineyard Pinot Noir

The nose is a juicy maraschino cherry, with a fragrance of fresh spring meadow, moving into baking spices, cherry pie, and rich plum. The palate is red fruits, marionberry takes over with a sweet, subtle finish.

2017 Rose Pinot Noir

2017 Cuvée E Chardonnay

2017 Cuvée I Chardonnay

There is a divine open and vibrant nose on this Chardonnay: Pineapple, stone fruits, lots of floral, almost honeysuckle accents. Hints of yellow pepper oils, lemon peel, and plum bitters. The mouthfeel sways back and forth from salinity to creaminess juxtaposing with flavors ranging from lemon sorbet to banana cream pie.

2017 Cuvée O Chardonnay

2017 Cuvée X Chardonnay

2017 Saffron Fields Vineyard Chardonnay

Beautiful clean citrus and honey-rich entry, then the smoothness of heavy cream followed by subtle acidity. Hints of peach blossoms on top of wet pebbles and underlying herbal notes. Actually has tannins but very fine, powder-like sweet tarts, or talc powder. Enveloping mouth with flavors shooting out more intensely with a lovely graham cracker crust. Nice clean finish.

2017 Yates Conwill Vineyard Chardonnay

Notes of Nashi blossom, Bosc pear, intense green candy apple, fresh pineapple, and slate, with a lean, yet enveloping finish. Texturally, the long lingering finish provides waves of creamy meringue, Sweet tarts, burnt sugar, creme brûlée, custard, than back to lime tarts, lemon zest, and blood orange. Nice acidity. Elegance triumphs over ponderousness!

2016 Cuvée E Pinot Noir

2016 Maverick Vineyard Pinot Noir

2016 Cuvée O Pinot Noir

Darker than my normal style of Pinot noir, this wine is almost brooding in color, still translucent but deeper. Aromatics are more akin to the smell of dusty fruit ripening along a gravel road, of which we have plenty of out here with a seemingly limitless wild plum tree population. First intake shows intense acid, an impassioned combination of blood orange and pomegranate. This wine gets your attention right up front. With acidity comes salivation and flavors like a bowl of blackberries combined with Candy Cap mushrooms and a squeeze of lime intensify your experience. Read more...

2016 Saffron Fields Vineyard Pinot Noir

Amazing entry with honeydew melon drizzled with fireweed honey. Closely followed by salted watermelon and honeysuckle stems. The entry is big, but not a massive attack, just a big bear hug of a wine. Bizarre astringency follows up right after the entry with the tannin of the French Oak combining with the acid of limes over lemons. Round mouthfeel shows Red Delicious apples initially then a hot baked apple pie using Granny Smith apples with the skins left on. Finish is linear with Carambola followed by a fresh hot Dutch Baby. And the finish shows Sugar coated apples from the County Fair but dusted with lemon-lime Pixie Stix. Read more...

2016 Wind Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir - Whole Cluster

Wind Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir is home to the most northern vineyard in the Willamette Valley. From vines planted between 1974 and 1988, it is matured in one-third new French oak. It has plenty of dusky red and black fruit on the nose, interlaced with truffle and cola scents. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity, focused tannins, lively red cherries and lingering cranberry that form the caressing, lightly spiced finish.

2016 Yates Conwill Vineyard Pinot Noir - Own Roots

The nose is a juicy maraschino cherry, with a fragrance of fresh spring meadow, moving into baking spices, cherry pie, and rich plum. The palate is red fruits, marionberry takes over with a sweet, subtle finish.

2016 Yates Conwill Vineyard Pinot Noir - Field Blend

The nose is a juicy maraschino cherry, with a fragrance of fresh spring meadow, moving into baking spices, cherry pie, and rich plum. The palate is red fruits, marionberry takes over with a sweet, subtle finish.

2016 Cuvée E Chardonnay

2016 Yates Conwill Vineyard Chardonnay