WINE PROFILE
On the nose, the 2022 Twelve Row has notes of leather and spice. On the palate there are bold flavors of mushroom, umami, and spice followed by a hint of pine needle.

INGREDIENTS
Estate grown Pinot Noir grapes, SO2

NUTRITION FACTS
5-5OZ SERVINGS PER CONT.
Calories: 114, Carbohydrates: 3.5g, Fat: 0g, Protein: 0g

THE STORY
Twelve Row Block rests just North of Peach Tree Block and west of Orchard Block. Twelve Row Block is one of the original sites planted by the Sokol Blosser Family in the 1970s. This is a unique block on our vineyard with Gamay like clones. The family thought they were sold Gamay vines back in the ‘70s. It is not Gamay, it is an atypical clone of Pinot Noir that has yet to be specifically identified, so internally it is referred to as the Twelve Row clone.

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!