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2013 La Crema Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
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Sincere. Delicate. Nuanced.
“ROSE petals, pipe TOBACCO, CRANBERRY, and pine in the nose. Red CHERRY, black TEA, mocha, and POMEGRANATE in the mouth. Balanced and supple, with a SPICY nish.”
ELIZABETH GRANT-DOUGLAS, WINEMAKER
Our original name, La Crema Vinera, means “best of the vine,” setting the standard for all we do since 1979. Our family-owned and operated winery focuses exclusively on cool-climate appellations, passionate in our belief that they make uniquely expressive and elegant wines. Oregon’s Willamette Valley is no exception. We thoroughly appreciate, and are fully committed to, all that makes this region so revered — its beauty, its passion, its wine.
A REMARKABLE PLACE
This, then, is the Willamette Valley. Polished yet earthy. Pastoral yet challenging. There’s sophistication, wildness and majesty in the landscape as well as the ethos — it’s home to vintners, risk-takers, artisans and pioneers.
It’s one of the world’s best cool-climate appellations. It’s a place for La Crema.
EXCEPTIONAL GRAPES
A cool climate means grapes spend more time on the vine. That allows a deeper, more dramatic spectrum of avors and aromas to develop. And that creates decidedly rich and layered wines.
The 2013 growing season might be remembered for its cool, rainy nish, but the resulting wines show balance and ripeness — evidence of near-perfect conditions during the spring and summer. Fruit was harvested September 20 to October 11 — hand-picked during the night and cool days followed by a gentle, whole-cluster press.
ARTISAN WINEMAKING
Our small-batch, hands-on techniques continued into the winery.
The juice was cold-soaked for three days, then fermented in open-top tanks carefully hand-punched three times each day. The free-run juice was then racked and transferred to 100 percent French oak barrels. Nine months of aging helped create our signature smooth avors.
Fruit was sourced from a stunning blend of eight exquisite vineyards, including our estate properties in storied sub-AVAs Yamhill-Carlton and Eola-Amity Hills. The result is an ideal expression of all that is the Willamette Valley — graceful, balanced, deliberate and sincere.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
2013 PINOT NOIR
THE STATS: Appellation: Composition: Type of Oak: Time in Barrel: Alcohol:
T.A.: pH: R.S.:
Willamette Valley
100% Pinot Noir
100% French; 25% new 9 months
13.1%
0.56g / 100mL
3.61
0.03g / 100mL
WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2013 PINOT NOIR
“ROSE petals, pipe TOBACCO, CRANBERRY, and pine in the nose. Red CHERRY, black TEA, mocha, and POMEGRANATE in the mouth. Balanced and supple, with a SPICY nish.”
ELIZABETH GRANT-DOUGLAS, WINEMAKER
Our original name, La Crema Vinera, means “best of the vine,” setting the standard for all we do since 1979. Our family-owned and operated winery focuses exclusively on cool-climate appellations, passionate in our belief that they make uniquely expressive and elegant wines. Oregon’s Willamette Valley is no exception. We thoroughly appreciate, and are fully committed to, all that makes this region so revered — its beauty, its passion, its wine.
A REMARKABLE PLACE
This, then, is the Willamette Valley. Polished yet earthy. Pastoral yet challenging. There’s sophistication, wildness and majesty in the landscape as well as the ethos — it’s home to vintners, risk-takers, artisans and pioneers.
It’s one of the world’s best cool-climate appellations. It’s a place for La Crema.
EXCEPTIONAL GRAPES
A cool climate means grapes spend more time on the vine. That allows a deeper, more dramatic spectrum of avors and aromas to develop. And that creates decidedly rich and layered wines.
The 2013 growing season might be remembered for its cool, rainy nish, but the resulting wines show balance and ripeness — evidence of near-perfect conditions during the spring and summer. Fruit was harvested September 20 to October 11 — hand-picked during the night and cool days followed by a gentle, whole-cluster press.
ARTISAN WINEMAKING
Our small-batch, hands-on techniques continued into the winery.
The juice was cold-soaked for three days, then fermented in open-top tanks carefully hand-punched three times each day. The free-run juice was then racked and transferred to 100 percent French oak barrels. Nine months of aging helped create our signature smooth avors.
Fruit was sourced from a stunning blend of eight exquisite vineyards, including our estate properties in storied sub-AVAs Yamhill-Carlton and Eola-Amity Hills. The result is an ideal expression of all that is the Willamette Valley — graceful, balanced, deliberate and sincere.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
2013 PINOT NOIR
THE STATS: Appellation: Composition: Type of Oak: Time in Barrel: Alcohol:
T.A.: pH: R.S.:
Willamette Valley
100% Pinot Noir
100% French; 25% new 9 months
13.1%
0.56g / 100mL
3.61
0.03g / 100mL
WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2013 PINOT NOIR