Sun Break Wines

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2018 was Sun Break’s first vintage and we produced 300 cases from the Cortell-Rose Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon. (600+ cases produced for the 2019 vintage.) The vineyard is across the road from Brooks Estate, co-owned by Jessica Cortell who manages Seven Springs, Antica Terra, Medici, the new Failla vineyard and many other top tier sites (her vineyard management company is Vitis Terra). The C-R vineyard is organically farmed (but not certified).

Sun Break Wines focus (mostly) on one vineyard so that we can obtain a variety of clones and also to allow us to vinify using three distinct styles. Colette is 100% destemmed (2018, 94 points (WE). Ariane is 100% whole cluster (2018 92 points (WE). Marie-Paule is 50/50 (2018 93 points/Editor’s Choice (WE). All are reasonably priced at $32 SRP. All are produced with no sulfites added, but cross-flow filtered to ensure stability and aging potential without spoilage. The wines are aged in older and neutral barrels.

The 2018 vintage has among the driest in Willamette Valley history resulting in intense flavors and color and higher ABVs, but the vineyard’s terroir retained great natural acidity for balance (pH <3.4). The 2019 vintage is a fresher and more elegant style given the cooler climatic conditions for that year. Colette is released after 10 months in neutral barrels; Marie-Paule and Ariane are aged 16 months in neutral barrels. We also also released a 2020 white Pinot Noir and 2020 rose’ of Pinot Noir in March, 2021.

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wine type	Name, Type, Locale	Year
Rosé	Sun Break Wines Pinot Noir Marie Rose Cortell-Rose Vineyard (View Label Image) Rosé, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2020
White	Sun Break Wines Chardonnay J. Marie Royer Vineyard (View Label Image) White, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2022
White	Sun Break Wines Pinot Noir Nicolette Cortell-Rose Vineyard (View Label Image) White, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2022 2021 2020 2019
Red	Sun Break Wines Pinot Noir Ariane Cortell-Rose Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2022 2021 2019 2018
Red	Sun Break Wines Pinot Noir Colette Cortell-Rose Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Red	Sun Break Wines Pinot Noir Marie-Paule Cortell-Rose Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2022 2021 2019 2018
Red	Sun Break Wines Pinot Noir Marie-Paule Open Claim Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2019
Red	Sun Break Wines Pinot Noir Marie-Paule Reserve Cortell-Rose Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2022 2021
Fruit/Vegetable Wine	Sun Break Wines Dabinett Cider (View Label Image) Fruit/Vegetable Wine, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2019 NV
Fruit/Vegetable Wine	Sun Break Wines Frequin' Delicious Fruit/Vegetable Wine, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	NV
Fruit/Vegetable Wine	Sun Break Wines Gravenstein Gold Cider (View Label Image) Fruit/Vegetable Wine, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2020 NV
Fruit/Vegetable Wine	Sun Break Wines Idyll Acres Perfection Cider Fruit/Vegetable Wine, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2020 NV
Fruit/Vegetable Wine	Sun Break Wines Liberty Red Cider Fruit/Vegetable Wine, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2020 NV
Fruit/Vegetable Wine	Sun Break Wines Perfect Four Fruit/Vegetable Wine, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2020
Rosé - Fortified	Sun Break Wines Pinot Noir Vermouth - Rosè (View Label Image) Rosé - Fortified, USA, Oregon	NV
Red - Fortified	Sun Break Wines Pinot Noir Vermouth - Red (View Label Image) Red - Fortified, USA, Oregon	NV