Penner Ash Pinot Noir Willamette 2018

The grapes come from six sub-AVAs within the Willamette Valley, each with its distinctive profile, which together results in a wine which is truly emblematic of the region. The sub AVAs include the Chehalem Mountains, where the basaltic and sedimentary soils produce light wines with red fruited flavours and delicate balance. Ribbon Ridge produces wines with black fruit, spice and fresh earth flavours from sedimentary soil. Yamhill-Carlton which also has sedimentary soil and results in wines with red and black fruits, tobacco and earthy notes. The Dundee Hills sub-AVA has basaltic soils and produce wines with intriguing notes of red fruit, cola, spice and tea leaves. The vines in McMinnville produce dark fruited wines with white pepper notes. Finally Eola-Amity Hills has basaltic and sedimentary soils which produce wines with dark blue fruits, currant, violets and white pepper. The vineyards are trained to vertically shoot positioned (VSP) systems, which helps to achieve between canopy size and sunlight exposure resulting in favourable and sustainable growth. The fruit is mainly sourced from sustainable certified vineyards and the grapes are hand harvested.