2018 Bryan Creek Pinot Noir
2018 Bryan Creek Pinot Noir
RESINOUS | LAVENDER | ENTICING
91pts. + Year’s Best Pinot, Wine & Spirits
91pts., Wine Enthusiast
“Initially I get fresh wild cherry and delicate spice notes, but with a curious and enticing aroma of lavender and resinous pine needles flitting through the background. The wine provides a dab of lushness across the midpalate quickly followed with the classic structural qualities of Bryan Creek. The length is long and true and speaks of the future”
-Gina Hennen, Winemaker
Appellation: Chehalem Mountains
Farming: Estate vineyard, LIVE certified
Composition: 100% Pinot noir
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Bryan Creek Vineyard
“Bryan Creek is like the well-behaved child that just wants to please you.”
First planted in 1989, this 19.2 acre vineyard is one of our most diverse estate vineyard properties. With a South, Southwest facing aspect, blocks of Pinot noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot blanc flourish in volcanic soil.
AVA: Chehalem Mountains
FIRST PLANTED: 1989
PLANTED ACRES: 24.94
ELEVATION: 680-860 ft.
ASPECT: South, South-West
SOIL: Volcanic
CLONES: Pinot noir: UCD 5 “Pommard,” ENTAV 114, ENTAV 115, ENTAV 667, AS-2 (selection), QM-1 (selection), Mt. Eden (selection); Chardonnay: CTPS 95, CTPS 76, CTPS 548, ENTAV 352; Pinot blanc: INRA 159, INRA 161
