Pinot Noir ‘Five Blocks’ Willamette Valley

Winemaker

Dai Crisp and Julia Cattrall

Appellation

Willamette Valley

Varieties

Pinot Noir

Viticulture

Temperance Hill Vineyard has been managed by Dai since 1999. The first blocks were planted in the west Eola Hills in 1981. It has an elevation range of 660-880ft. Crop level for the Pinot Noir is about two tons to the acre. 'Five Blocks' is a selection from five different blocks at Temperance Hill: Upper Bench, Lower Bench, North Pinot, Guam and Pump House and Wren Pommard.

Terroir

Soils are predominantly Nekia (marine sediments and alluvial deposits), Ritner (gravelly silty clay loam), and Jory (very deep, well drained Igneous bedrock).

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

Temperance Hill Vineyard: Managed by Dai Crisp since 1999, is a 100-acre vineyard located in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA in the northern Willamette Valley. Owned by the Koo family, this second-generation vineyard was first planted in 1981 on basalt-based volcanic soil. The vineyard is primarily made up of Pinot Noir, with a few acres of Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris. With an elevation range of 660 to 860 feet, Temperance Hill is a cool site, providing excellent growing conditions for Pinot Noir. Wine Enthusiast: One of 5 Oregon Vineyards Worth Knowing Lumos 2014 Temperance Hill Pinot Noir: One of 6 Essential Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs (Wine & Spritis).

Logsdon Ridge Vineyard: Owned by the Rudolph family and known to our team as Rudolfo, this small 10-acre vineyard planted entirely to Pinot Gris and has been farmed by Dai and his team since 2000. Located just north of Corvallis, it is a warm, low elevation site that ripens very early. Its crop level over the last three years has been around 2.7 tons to the acre. The vineyard supplies 6 clients, all making beautiful Pinot Gris.

Wren Vineyard: Our home site, originally planted in 1985 by Dai and his folks, has grown to 15 acres and is planted in Pommard Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Dijon clone Chardonnay. Elevation is 300 – 500 feet and even with direct south facing exposure, it is an extremely cool site prone to frost. An overhead frost protection system makes it possible to farm wine grapes here and when we do see a crop through the entire season without any frost these grapes make a most stunning wine.

Vinification

Combination destemmed and whole-cluster fermentation, primarily with native yeast. Complete malolactic fermentation. Unfined. Vegan, Certified Organic, Certified Salmon Safe.

Aging

Aged for 15 months in French oak.

Features

Vegan

Available Sizes (L)

0.750