Item Number: 7014 UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: Oregon Sub Region: Willamette Valley
Appellation/AVA: Yamhill-Carlton District
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Case Production: 124
Alc by Vol(%): 13
Soil Type: Marine sediment
La Mer (“the sea” in French) shows the darker fruit expression that comes from the marine sediment soils of the Yamhill- Carlton District. An elevated tannin structure is balanced by good fruit extraction on the mid-palate, with a very different minerality from the volcanic soils.

Vineyard Sources: Briscoe (in the center of the Yamhill-Carlton District AVA)
Pinot Noir Clones: 667, 777, Pommard
Age of Vines: 15 years old
Vineyard Management: Sustainable; dry farmed

Vinification: 100% destemmed; 2.5 ton fermenters; native yeast; unforced malolactic fermentation