VINEYARD: Our Pinot Gris is hand-harvested from our hillside vineyards in thenorthern Willamete Valley. Pinot Gris has long been a focus at Elk Cove – our WineryEstate Vineyard boasts some of the oldest Pinot Gris vines in Oregon, dating back to 1985.Three of our other estate vineyard sites are also planted with Pinot Gris, including 50acres on steep sloped Mount Richmond Vineyard in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Planted in ahigh-density format, all our Pinot Gris undergoes shoot and crop thinning for low yields tomaximize quality and concentration.
WINEMAKING: The Willamette Valley has the perfect climate for this delicate coolweather white wine. We have enough sunlight and warmth for ripening, but our coolevenings help retain varietal character and prevent over-ripening. We whole-cluster pressour pinot gris grapes, then ferment the juice at very cool temperatures in small stainlesssteel tanks. This gentle treatment protects the aromatic qualities and enhances the naturalrichness of the Pinot Gris grapes, creating our most popular white wine.
VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY:Vatting: Whole-cluster pressed and coldfermented in small stainless steel tanks.pH: 3.28TA: 5.5Alc: 13% v/v
