Wine Article

In 2010 Craig Williams, best known for his tenure at Joseph Phelps Vineyards, and his family came to Oregon where they purchased land with the vision to establish vineyards of exceptional quality. The Williams turned heads as they cultivated two unique sites in the Eola-Amity Hills and planted them with a notably diverse clonal selection of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. X Novo Vineyard is located just down the east ridge of the Eola-Amity Hills from Seven Springs, in an area known as Spring Valley. It sits on the edge of the Holmes Gap, where the Van Duzer wind currents funnel through the rolling hills. This site is perfectly perched at 525 feet in elevation on extremely rocky clays known as Gelderman. The Pinot noir block is planted with more than 15 unique clones, imparting a distinct complexity and dimension of flavor to the final wine.

On the nose, this wine bears aromas of maraschino cherries, lilacs, and peonies followed by lingering earthy notes of fall leaves, matsutakes, fresh tea leaf, pumpkin pulp, orange peel, and rye. The palate sings of vibrant red cherries, wild strawberries, and earthy fall mushrooms. X Novo’s lengthy finish showcases a brilliant purity and silky tannins.

Vineyards: 100% X Novo Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley
Ingredients: 100% Pinot noir grapes, SO2
Malolactic conversion: 100%
Yeasts: Ambient
Whole Cluster: 30%
Unfined & Unfiltered
French Oak: Aged in 228L barrels for 15 months. 40% new oak
ABV: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 0 g/l