Comprised of our sixteen favorite barrels from the two estate vineyards, this is our most complex and thought-provoking wine of the vintage with layers of fruit, spice, earthiness, and floral notes.  Beguiling nose of cherry liquor, violets, cayenne pepper, ripe black cherry, baking spices, and vanilla-tinged smoky oak evolves with time in the glass.  One’s palate is struck by the wine’s extraordinary richness yet smooth and approachable flavors of blackberry, toffee, plum, cherry-cola, coffee, and sweet anise.  Well-integrated, rich, and lush with balance and structure that should allow it to age well over the next ten years.

Comprised entirely of Pommard clone, this wine is as vibrant and lively as the painting on its label.  A wine of sheer decadent deliciousness, notes of cherry-vanilla, white flowers, soapstone, cinnamon, ripe strawberry, and candied cherry all mix playfully in the nose.  Dense without being overwhelming, this offering is a balance of smoothness and power with a long, intense finish.

Select barrels of Dijon clones from both of our estate vineyards comprise this limited bottling.  The painting on the label, by owner and co-winemaker James Frey, is titled “Wichmann Vineyard No. 2″ and incorporates vineyard soils within the piece.

Select barrels of Wadensvil clone from both of our estate vineyards comprise this limited bottling.  The painting on the label, by owner and co-winemaker James Frey, is titled “Depoe Bay No. 2″ and was painted in his studio on the Oregon Coast.

Select barrels of Dijon 114 clone from our Coat Range estate vineyard comprise this limited bottling.  The painting on the label, by owner and co-winemaker James Frey, is titled “Elements No. 10″ and incorporates Pinot Noir vine cuttings in the piece.

Select barrels from the Upper East Pommard block of our Coast Range estate vineyard comprise this limited bottling.  The painting on the label, by owner and co-winemaker James Frey, was painted for his wife and co-founder, Andrea Frey.

Expressive aromatics of cherry liqueur, sandalwood, cedar and a kiss of vanilla; impressive on the palate with ripe black cherry, plum, baking spice and pepper; classic pinot noir with bright acidity and gentle tannins that integrate into a long, smooth finish. Immediately appealing, a beautiful pinot noir for drinking over the next few years.