Antica Terra

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Antica Terra is an 11 acre vineyard located on a rocky hillside in the Eola-Amity Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The first vines were planted here in 1989 in a clearing within the oak savannah. The geology of the site is extremely unusual. In most of the region, vineyards are planted in the relatively deep, geologically young soils left behind by either the Missoula floods or the volcanic events that formed the Cascade Range. In this place, the remains of a far older pre-historic seabed rise to the surface, leaving the vines to struggle, without topsoil, amongst a fractured mixture of sandstone sown with fossilized oyster shells.
Above ground, the place is just as intense. Its exposed boulders, steeply pitched grades and panoramic views of the surrounding land convey a feeling of dramatic scale. The west wind moves constantly through the vines. Clouds fissure over the vineyard and allow the sun to ray through, at an angle and with a clarity that makes the site feel bright, even on the bleakest day. But it’s what we can’t see and feel, those aspects of the site that the vines allude to as they strive to find balance, that make it a remarkable place.

Our oldest vines look like infants. Instead of the gnarled trunks and robust canes one expects from vines planted over two decades ago, ours are spindly and frail. The fruit is diminutive as well. The tiny clusters of thick-skinned berries are less than half the usual size and fit easily in the palm of the hand. The canopy, which struggles to reach the top catch-wire, is incredibly sensitive. The smallest changes in the environment can cause the leaves to turn yellow and fall.

These qualities cause us to worry. They demand that we offer our vines the most exacting attention and care. In return, they offer us a glimpse into what we can’t see: a wine that is unique and instantly identifiable.

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wine type	Name, Type, Locale	Year
Rosé	Antica Terra Angelicall (View Label Image) Rosé, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2008
Rosé	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Luciferin (View Label Image) Rosé, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2021
Rosé	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Rosé (View Label Image) Rosé, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2009 2008
Rosé	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Rosé Erratica (View Label Image) Rosé, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2006 2002
White	Antica Terra Chardonnay (View Label Image) White, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2016 2014 2010 2009
White	Antica Terra Chardonnay Abeona (View Label Image) White, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2021
White	Antica Terra Chardonnay Aequorin (View Label Image) White, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
White	Antica Terra Chardonnay Aurata (View Label Image) White, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
White	Antica Terra Roussanne Phantasi White, USA, Oregon	2011 2010
White	Antica Terra The Glories (View Label Image) White, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills	2020 2019 2018
White	Antica Terra The Glories No.03 (View Label Image) White, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills	2019
Red	Antica Terra Gamay (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2014
Red	Antica Terra Pinot Noir (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 NV
Red	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Antikythera (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Red	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Botanica (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Red	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Ceras (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Red	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Croft Vineyard Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2000
Red	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Estate Grown (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Red	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2010 2009 2003
Red	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Obelin (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2022 2021 2019 2018 2016 2014 2013
Red	Antica Terra Pinot Noir Salud Cuvée (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2012 2008 2005 2004
Red	Antica Terra Syrah (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon	2014
Red	Antica Terra Syrah (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2018 2014 2013 2012 2010
Red	Antica Terra Syrah Lillian (View Label Image) Red, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley	2017
White - Sweet/Dessert	Antica Terra Chardonnay Musqué White - Sweet/Dessert, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2018
White - Sweet/Dessert	Antica Terra Paraselene (View Label Image) White - Sweet/Dessert, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2018
White - Sweet/Dessert	Antica Terra Parhelion (View Label Image) White - Sweet/Dessert, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills	2018