Region: Oregon - Willamette Valley - Yamhill Carlton - Abbott Claim Vineyard
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Alcohol: 13%
Notes on the Wine
The grapes from Abbott Claim are harvested by hand at sunrise and immediately brought to the winery, where we weigh, sort and partially de-stem them. Fermentation is carried by native yeasts in oak, concrete and stainless steel vessels, where we only encourage the most delicate, hands-off extractions. When fermentation is complete and the wine’s geometry finds balance, it is drained from the vat and the fruit pressed in a basket press. Free run, press wine and lees marry together in barrel, where malolactic fermentation spontaneously starts, often the following Spring.
