Vineyard Article
Azana Vineyard
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Azana Vineyard sits high on the steep slope of Bald Peak Mountain (about 750-feet elevation) in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. The site faces due south and its view stretches far into the valley – over the Dundee Hills and south to the Eola Amity Hills. The soil at Azana is 100% Jory (a volcanic derivative that is characteristically high in iron and red in color).
Planted in 2008, we farm the site Biodynamically and harvested our first crop in 2011. Already Azana shows an inviting complexity and is becoming one of our more standout wines in the cellar. A young vineyard with an old soul.
Azana is primarily planted with Pinot Noir with a small, high-density block planting of Dijon clone and a small block of Chardonnay. Instead of sectioning off each block by clone of Pinot Noir – as we do at our other sites – we planted a field blend (a mixture of Pommard and Wadenswil clones destined to be picked and fermented together). The resulting wine expresses “what the vineyard gives us” in a harvest year, rather than what each clone provides individually. The sum is truly greater than the parts.
Planted in 2008, we farm the site Biodynamically and harvested our first crop in 2011. Already Azana shows an inviting complexity and is becoming one of our more standout wines in the cellar. A young vineyard with an old soul.
Azana is primarily planted with Pinot Noir with a small, high-density block planting of Dijon clone and a small block of Chardonnay. Instead of sectioning off each block by clone of Pinot Noir – as we do at our other sites – we planted a field blend (a mixture of Pommard and Wadenswil clones destined to be picked and fermented together). The resulting wine expresses “what the vineyard gives us” in a harvest year, rather than what each clone provides individually. The sum is truly greater than the parts.