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Region: Oregon - Willamette Valley - Eola-Amity Hills
Grapes: Pinot Gris
Alcohol: 13.3%
Notes on the Wine
Impressions of nectarine, apricot and peach are a gift of this very warm vintage; the characteristic purity and elegance are the hallmark of our estate. The languid and expansive texture of the wine is pitched against a bright core of acidity, building tension and energy, promising a wine that is delicious now, but also with a bright future ahead.
Notes on the Producer
United by our interest in wine, in 1977 Ted Casteel, Pat Dudley, Terry Casteel, and Marilyn Webb abandoned the academic life and, together with Pat’s sister Barbara Dudley, bought 75 promising-looking acres northwest of Salem, with 14 acres of newly planted cuttings in the ground. We moved to the vineyard in 1978 (except Barbara, who was in California working as a lawyer for farmworkers with the Agricultural Labor Relations Board) and started a new life. In 1979 we cleared and planted 36 more acres. In 1981 we harvested our first crop and started home winemaking in Terry’s basement. In 1984 we produced our first commercial vintage of 3000 cases: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Gewurztraminer, all Estate Grown.