WINE PROFILE
A quintessential Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, Orchard Block has aromas of fresh blueberries and bright cherries. The tannins are delicate with notes of bright cherry preserves and red currants.

INGREDIENTS
Estate grown Pinot Noir grapes, tartaric acid, SO2

NUTRITION FACTS
5-5OZ SERVINGS PER CONT.
Calories: 123, Carbohydrates: 3.5g, Fat: 0g, Protein: 0g

THE STORY
Is there a perfect looking vineyard site that produces a vine that looks like it is in perfect balance? If so, the seven acres that make up the Orchard Block would be in the running for perfect looking vineyard. Balance is this site's middle name, and it’s that balance that is the thread that runs through this wine each and every year. Tannins too big? Nope, just right. Too fruity? Nope, just right. Goldilocks would love this wine!

VINTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
What started as a dry winter turned into a deluge of rain in the springtime. We had the wettest and coldest April/May/June in recorded (130 years) history. Freezing temperatures on the morning of April 14th and 15th knocked back the fragile new growth and we thought our crop yields would be down by 50-60%. In over 51 years of growing grapes here in the Dundee Hills we have never seen a freezing event during the growing season, so we had no idea what was going to happen. The primary buds froze and died, but the secondary buds came on, produced fewer but larger clusters, and the vines made a miraculous comeback. We had the 2nd warmest and driest summer on record, and then we got to October. Everything depended on good ripening conditions in the month of October since bloom was much later. Fortunately we got the warmest October in Oregon history, we were able to let the grapes hang, and the rains stayed put until all our Estate fruit was in on Thursday, October 27th. The fruit got nice and ripe, and we are thrilled with the wine produced from this vintage!