2023 Bearboat Pinot Noir, Oregon, USAABOUT THIS WINE A blend of Pommard and Dijon clones of Pinot Noir from Burgundy were sourced from the Willamette and Umpqua Valleys for this wine. The grapes were fermented in opentop containers in keeping with Burgundian traditions. 25% underwent whole cluster fermentation to provide a little more structure and impart some mellow, spicy notes. The juice was then aged 10 months in 25% new French oak barrels. Notes of raspberry, cherry, and warm baking

and gravity

Dosage is restrained (approx

a monopoly vineyard on flint terroir or "La Comtesse"

From the vine to the wine

the wine is aged sur lie en tirage for 48 months

We seek to support local viticulture and honor our palates' love for old world wines that have naturally high acidity and are not masked by many of the modern day manipulations

There’s a pleasing wildness to its texture

Pérez’s wines are deeply rooted in place

The wine is bottled without fining or filtering

65 years old-vines

With well-draining gravel and cobblestones suspended in alluvial silt and clay

with a commitment to slow oak aging and minimal intervention in the cellar