Redland Cuvée Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

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Appellations: Willamette Valley AVA - 78% Dundee Hills, 12% Mt Pisgah, 10% Yamhill-Carlton
Clones: 667, 777, Pommard, Wadensville, 12 Row, Pinot Droit
Our Redland Cuvée is an homage to our original Pinot Noir that Sokol Blosser began producing in the 80s. It is named Redland after the famous Jory soil that the vines grew in; an intense, mineral-rich soil that came from ancient volcanic deposits in the Dundee Hills. Its high iron content gives the earth a rusty hue, thus the hills are often referred to as the "Red Hills". Our Redland Cuvée is an inclusive blend of Pinot Noir sourced from our Estate vineyards and Croft Vienyards across the Willamette Valley, bringing together distinct AVAs and soil types to create a symphony in wine that is made, French oak aged, and bottled in the beautiful Red Hills that we call home.
From late September to early October, the grapes for this wine were carefully harvested from Sokol Blosser's own Dundee Hills and Kalita vineyards, as well as Croft Vineyards in the Mt. Pisgah AVA. The grapes were 100% destemmed, fermented in 3-ton stainless steel tanks, and left to ambient soak for ~4 days. Fermentation commenced using 100% ambient yeast and cap management was done with punch downs. This wine was aged in French oak barrels for 10 months in stainless steel with a medium-toast French oak influence.