StormcrowThis 2022 Pinot Noir was born from the marine sedimentary slopes of the Van Duzer Corridor AVA where old vines lean with the hard coastal winds as they howl inward every evening throughout the summer. The wine, born from wild fermentation, is elegant and bright, with a pale complexion and gentle tannins, yet explosive aromatics and flavor. It exudes dark fruit such as blackberry and cassis while dancing with dark spice like crows circling in a

born from wild fermentation

this rare soil is made up of marine shoal from a time millions of years ago when volcanic ash rained down on the shallows of the inner-sea in the Willamette Valley

and let the juice settle for 48 hours before racking into once-used Damy puncheons (500-liter French Oak barrels)

refreshing feeling like ice cold lemonade on a summer day

we created a structured wine with beeswax and honeycomb aromatics

On September 6th of 2021 we harvested the Chardonnay and returned to the winery where we pressed the grapes coarsely and slowly over hours

The resulting wine is beautiful

It aged 10 months in barrel with gentle stirring once per month through the spring and into summer

this wine retained 45 grams of residual sugar per liter

drumming up spices

It gives blackberry bramble and cassis notes alongside mocha and vanilla spice that create a bold and entrancing experience

The wine has crystalline acidity