VINTAGE HIGHLIGHTS

2023 was our 3rd warmest growing season on record after the 2015 and 2014 vintages. We had the warmest and driest August on record and if it was not for the rain in early September our harvest would have started before Labor Day Weekend. Three cheers for the rain! One of the interesting things about 2023 was the arrival of our first hailstorm right after bloom. We have never seen a damaging hailstorm in our vineyard since we started in 1971, so seeing it happen and the resulting damage was at first a little scary. While it looked like our yields might have been higher, the hailstorm helped reduce the crop to our desired amount. The resulting fruit was excellent, with the heat in August producing lower acid in the grapes and nice full flavors. - Winemaker Robin Howell

HARVEST DATE: September 16th

WINEMAKING:
Hand harvested
Whole cluster pressed
9 day cool fermentation with an aromatic focused yeast
Fermented in stainless
steel barrels

AGING:
40% - 5 months in neutral French oak barrels, 60% - 5 months in a stainless steel tank

APPELLATION:
Dundee Hills Willamette Valley, Oregon

VARIETAL:
100% Pinot Blanc

CLONES:
Clone 54

BOTTLED:
June 2024

PROPER CELLAR LIFESPAN:
3-5 years

PRODUCTION:
400 cases

INGREDIENTS
Pinot Noir grapes, yeast, SO2

5-5OZ SERVINGS PER CONT.
Calories: 115, Carbohydrates: 3.5g, Fat:0g, Protein: 0g

WINE PROFILE
Notes of honey and peach blossom on the nose. On the palate, lemon zest, unripe Bartlett pear, green almond, and nectarine, with mouthwatering acidity.

STORY
The Pedotti’s have a long history of managing vineyards all over theWillamette Valley. In 2021 they planted a Pinot Blanc vineyard on their home in the Dundee Hills, where in the dormant season they let their own sheep roam through the vines. Luke and Nikki Pedotti enjoy drinking Pinot Blanc and can't wait to try the finished wine!