Noel Family Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains

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, the geological history in this pocket of the world cannot be replicated. The incredibly diverse Chehalem Mountains AVA is home to a vast array of soil types that lend to the stunning wine produced there. Michael and Lisa Noel planted their treasured two acres to six Burgundian clones of Pinot Noir in premium Jory soils at 800 feet of elevation. The high elevation hill has a western-facing aspect and looks over a picturesque view of Ribbon Ridge AVA and the Coastal Mountain Range, forming the western boundary of Willamette Valley. Their veteran vineyard manager, Luis Hernandez, currently manages the famed 87-acre Sokol Blosser vineyard for over twenty years before joining the Noel family. Under his guidance, yields are limited to a mere one to one-and-a-half tons per acre, lending ample concent