Winderlea Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Imprint

This particular winery is a testament to the quality coming out of Willamette, particularly the Dundee Hills, as well as the bargain; Winderlea’s wines could easily hold their own with $100+ premier cru Burgundies at a fraction of the price. In Oregon, the wines are a bargain, there are myriad talented winemakers that honor tradition, but the unique sense of place truly offers a terroir that is inimitable. The complexity of Oregon’s Willamette Valley is millennia in the making. Thanks to an ancient lava eruption, the Missoula Floods and the shifting of tectonic plates over the Willamette Valley’s history, the complex geology in this pocket of the world cannot be replicated. The Dundee Hills appellation within Willamette Valley is arguably the most complex of all soils in the valley. The primary soil is referred to as “Jory;” Jory boasts myriad elements, but is predominantly volcanic red clay loam. The terroir of Dundee Hills is capable of yielding reds with a tantalizing elegance that