“If ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”. We believe that in past years we nailed the perfect recipe for our Rosé: 100% Pinot Noir grapes, picked early to offer a juicy acidity. The grapes are quickly whole-cluster pressed and the juice is barrel fermented in neutral French oak. Some “saignée” wine (drained from our red fermenters at a judicious time) is later added to the pressed fraction to deliver this beautifully colored, dry but fruity-floral Rosé.

We are very excited to release to our very first sparkling! This Brut Rosé from the 2017 vintage is 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, from two vineyards in the Willamette Valley. Both still wines were barrel fermented before the liqueur de tirage was added to produce a true Méthode Champenoise sparkling wine.

Salmon pink in color, the wine offers bright floral aromatics with pure notes of  apricot and sharp green apple. In the mouth, it delivers an extra layer of raspberry while the fine bubbles burst into a creamy mouthfeel which leads to a refreshing finish. Perfectly balanced, this "spirited" sparkling rosé will be a great pairing for any celebration.

Only 80 cases, of the 500 produced in the 2017 vintage, were disgorged on September 23rd, 2019; so look out for future releases of this wine so you can taste for yourself how it will evolve with more extended lees contact.