The 2021 Single Barrel Rose of Pinot Noir was crafted from the Conner Lee vineyard in the Columbia Valley AVA and from north-facing blocks in the Solaksen vineyard within the Royal Slope AVA. The winemaking team worked with vineyard managers to restrict yields, creating small, concentrated berries through canopy management and irrigation strategies. Cool fall night temperatures preserved a sense of freshness in the wine while continuing flavor development. Our vineyard partners are committed to sustainable farming practices, employing drip irrigation, cover cropping, compost additions, and physical cultivation to maintain ecological balance.

Hand-harvesting took place in the early mornings of October. Upon arriving at the winery, the fruit was cluster-sorted with 80% being destemmed and berry-sorted before being added on top of 20% whole cluster fruit. This wine, a blend of six Pinot Noir clones (91, 113, 115, 663, 777), underwent meticulous handling – hand harvesting, cluster selection, destemming, and berry selection. The juice, macerated on skins for three hours, was then saignéed into neutral French oak barrels for a cool, long, and slow barrel fermentation producing only 93 cases.