Teutonic Alsea Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016

Teutonic Alsea Vineyard Pinot Noir is an organically farmed Oregon Pinot Noir from a vineyard 30 kilometres from the Pacific.

Bellpine soils, a variant of the Jory soils that made the Willamette Valley's name, underpin this site, and combined with the rainfall on this side of the Coast Range they allow the vineyard to be dry-farmed. Planted in 2005 on a friend's farm, well outside the AVA line, the ground is cooler and wetter than the accepted wisdom said grapes could handle. 2016 brought a return to classic conditions after three warm years running. Fruit was left hanging as long as possible, hand-picked, sorted, mostly destemmed and fermented in open-top vessels on a pied de cuve started out in the vineyard, then pressed after three weeks into old barrels.

Classic in shape and now nicely aged, with sour cherry, rhubarb, damp earth and a fine, translucent structure that holds. Serve at 14 to 15 degrees. It suits roast chicken, duck liver pâté or a mushroom tart.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.