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2006 Adelsheim Vintage 29 Pinot noir

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:53:00 GMT

2006 Adelsheim Vintage 29 Pinot noir
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2006 Adelsheim

Vintage 29 Pinot noir

Alcohol: 14.5%

pH: 3.59

Production: 81 cases

Composition: 100% Pinot noir, clones 667 and Pommard

This rare wine celebrates the 29th harvest at AdelsheimVineyard. It is made from the three most exceptional barrelsin our caves and represents the pinnacle of Willamette Valleyviticulture and winemaking in 2006.

Grapes for this wine were sourced from our Bryan CreekVineyard in the Chehalem Mountains (82%) and the WinderleaVineyard in the Dundee Hills(18%).

Although storms carrying a lot of rain swept through Oregon inmid-January 2006, slowing up pruning work, by the time springrolled around the growing season had caught up to what weassume to be "normal" timing in this day and age. Bud breakoccurred in the third week of March, and bloom about thesecond week of June. Perfect bloom weather resulted in toomany clusters, each with too many berries. Thus, we spentsignificant time doing "green harvest" passes to pare back thecrop to what our climate could actually ripen. Harvest wasaccomplished in near perfect weather, warm enough thateverything ripened smoothly, yet not all at once, with coolmornings for picking, and very little rain.The grapesfor this winewere harvested on September 27 and October 11.

Production of this Vintage 29 Pinot noir followed AdelsheimVineyard's traditional winemaking approach: gentle destemming,cold soak for greater flavor and color extraction, andfermentation in temperature-controlled, open-top fermenters.Thewine underwent secondary, malolactic fermentation in small,medium-toast French oak barrels (36% new) and was aged for 11months.

This wine was bottled on August 24, 2007.

PLACE:

Bryan Creek is a 19-acre Adelsheim estate vineyard

on volcanic-origin soils in the Chehalem Mountains.

Owned by our neighbors Jess and Joy Howell, the vineyard

is named for a creek that begins on their property.

Bill Sweat and Donna Morris bought the 20-acre

Winderlea Vineyard in 2006 and renamed it after

their home in Vermont. Even as they have established

their own brand from this iconic vineyard, we continue

to benefit from one acre of clone 667 Pinot noir that

we helped plant in the 1990's.

THE WINE:

This special wine combines blueberry, pomegranate

and spicy cedar aromas, complemented by chocolate,

cola, and vanilla bean flavors on an intense and silky

palate.

AGING:

The 2006 vintage has great structure and tannins, so

the resulting wines can age from 2009 - 2021.

Adelsheim Vineyard

16800 NE Calkins Lane, Newberg, OR 97132

Tel: (503) 538-3652 www.adelsheim.com

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2004 Ribbon Springs Vineyard pinot noir

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:29:00 GMT

2004 Ribbon Springs Vineyard pinot noir
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2004 Ribbon springs Vineyard Pinot noir
Ribbon Ridge AVA

Composition:
100% Clone UCD 5 (Pommard)

Alcohol:
12.8%

Production:
8 cases (750 ml)

Cellaring:
Under optimum cellar conditions, this wine will certainly
improve through 2014, perhaps through 2024.

“This complex wine exhibits layered aromas
of cocoa, tea, dried fruits and licorice. On
the palate, the wine shows hints of violets and
dark chocolate supported by a strong tannin
structure. It would pair wonderfully with
grilled salmon, domestic and wild fowl, and
other savory main dishes.”
Dave Paige, Winemaker

Wine Background:
• Lynn and Jack Loacker, co-owners of Adelsheim Vineyard, purchasedthis 120-acre site on Ribbon Ridge in 1995.
• With high-density plantings of Oregon’s traditional clones -“Pommard” and “Wädenswil” - and the newer “Dijon” series, this60-acre vineyard is now our most important source of Pinot noirgrapes.
• Only the very best lots go into our single vineyard bottlings;this 2004 vintage Ribbon Springs wine is only our fourth such winefrom this vineyard.

Growing Season:
• The growing season began with a warm and very early spring. Budbreak occurred on March 29th, much earlier than usual.
• June, July, and much of August were very hot, but our heaviestAugust rain storm in a couple decades brought in some much coolerweather.
• A nice stretch of dry weather, beginning in mid-September,allowed flavors to fully mature in time for harvest on October 4thand 5th.

Vineyards:
• At 400 - 600 feet above sea level in the Ribbon Ridge appellationof the Chehalem Mountains, Ribbon Springs Vineyard is considered tobe a medium elevation site.
• It is oriented largely to the southeast and features many large,evenly-sloped blocks.
• The soils are sandstone-based, sedimentary in origin, and sowould tend towards drought-stress problems in our usual July &August dry spell if not for the eponymous springs, and a reservoir,which can serve as a source for light drip irrigation ifnecessary.

Winemaking:
• After hand-harvesting, the grapes were gently destemmed into opentop fermenters, followed by a four to six day cold soak for greaterflavor and color extraction
• The grapes were then inoculated with a commercial yeast andpunched down two or three times per day during a 6 day alcoholicfermentation.
• After pressing, the wine was transferred into traditional smallFrench oak barrels (35% new) where it was aged for approximately 10months.
• This intensely red-fruited wine was made from three separateblocks that were planted with the UCD 5 clone of Pinot noir(“Pommard”) between 1996 and 1998.

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2003 Ribbon Springs Vineyard Pinot noir

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:18:00 GMT

2003 Ribbon Springs Vineyard Pinot noir
Buy Now: $135.00

2003 Ribbon Springs Vineyard Pinot noir

Background:
Lynn and Jack Loacker, co-owners of Adelsheim Vineyard, purchasedtheir 120-acre site on Ribbon Ridge in 1995. It had been abandonedand was overgrown with Scotch broom and blackberries–someimagination was required to see a vineyard there! But afterclearing and some re-contouring, they found room for 80 acres ofgrapes (mostly Pinot noir, but also a little Pinot gris andAuxerrois) and a new home. In the last years, their vineyard hasbecome our most important source of Pinot noir grapes, withhigh-density plantings of Oregon’s traditional clones as well asall the newer “Dijon” clones. This 2003 bottling is just our thirdsingle vineyard wine from Ribbon Springs Vineyard.

Growing Season:
Even in March of 2003, there were signs that it would be anearly year. A warm spring meant budbreak occurred around Easter andflowering took place in mid-June. Once we saw how large the year’scrop would be, we sent our vineyard workers through the rows–oftenmore than once–to thin the crop level enough to ensure richintensity. As the heat of the summer continued into early autumn,harvest came on fast, and was over after just a few shortweeks.
Vineyard Ribbon Springs Vineyard is around the 500-foot elevationon the Ribbon Ridge spur of the Chehalem Mountains. It has a mostlysoutheast exposure with many large, even-sloped vineyard blocks.The soils are sandstone-based, sedimentary in origin; they wouldtend toward drought-stress in August or September, were it not forthe eponymous springs, and a large reservoir, which serves as anirrigation source. Even in its youth, this vineyard gives us rich,approachable, opulent wines with intense red fruit and rose petalcharacter. This single-vineyard bottling is produced withgrapes
from Blocks 1, 21 and 22, which are planted to Pommard clones.

Winemaking:
We harvest by hand and gently de-stem into temperature-controlled,open-top fermenters. These are punched down once or twice a dayduring a 4-6 day cold soak, then two or three times per day oncethe fermentation begins. The wines undergo malolactic fermentationin small French oak barrels (25% new) and are aged in barrel for 10months. Throughout the process, our methods are aimed at increasingcomplexity while preserving the beautiful fruit that characterizesthis vineyard. This wine was blended and bottled in August of2004.

The Wine:
The 2003 Ribbon Springs Pinot noir is a showcase of pretty, redfruit characters, subtle oak flavors, creaminess and delicatespice. This wine can be enjoyed immediately, or allowed to increasein interest through 2012. It would pair well with such foods asgrilled salmon, domestic and wild fowl, and other savory maindishes.

The Label:
Created by artist Bob Bredemeier, this single vineyard designdepicts Ribbon Springs Vineyard and the surrounding ChehalemMountains, with the Adelsheim winery superimposed below. The naïvestyle, one-point perspective, and lunette format were inspired bythe work of the Flemish painter Giusto Utens, who produced a seriesof 14 tempera paintings depicting the Medici family villas in 1599.Careful viewing will reveal the Loackers’ three golden retrieversin the
foreground.

The Quantity:
Production of this wine was limited to 115 six-bottle cases of750ml bottles.

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