Bracken Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

VINEYARD
Bracken Vineyard
Geoffrey met Shelby Perkins while they were both pursuing the Master of Wine program. 2016 was the same year that Shelby first planted vines on her organic vineyard. Shelby’s commitment to soil vitality has deepened with each vintage, attracting some of the Willamette Valley’s top wineries to get in line for Bracken Vineyard fruit. Shelby’s meticulous farming, the vineyard’s complex soils and clonal diversity, and Eola-Amity’s cool micro-climate, come together in a remarkable site to make wine from.

SUB-REGION
​​The Eola–Amity Hills AVA is one of the most distinctive winegrowing regions in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The Van Duzer Corridor winds slow ripening, preserving high natural acidity while the volcanic soils add structure to Pinot Noir.

SOIL
Here, the soils are predominantly Nekia, Ritner, Witzel and Jory — all of volcanic origin but with varying depths. What that looks like is a soil spectrum of quickly draining, thin soils like Nekia which tend to produce Pinots with more structure and lifted acidity, all the way to iron-rich, water-retaining soils like Jory that produce more red-fruited Pinots. Having a broad mix of soil types allows for an elegant Pinot Noir with both structure and perfume.

ELEVATION
630-750 feet
​​With these western benchland elevations, the vineyard receives good sunlight in the afternoon and evening, along with exposure to Van Duzer Corridor effects. All of this contributes to elongated ripening periods, and reduced heat stress.

TASTING NOTES

A classic expression of Eola-Amity Pinot Noir, with bright raspberry and sappy cherry fruit, beetroot and earth, enveloped by lingering spices.