Single Vineyard Oregon Syrah
The diversity of climates and growing regions in Oregon are perfectly suited to the expressive nature of Syrah. Our focus is to highlight Syrah's ability to express the terroir found in the diverse growing regions of Oregon, through single vineyard bottlings.
The 2001 release will consist of three single-vineyard bottlings from the Seven Hills Vineyard in the Walla Walla Appellation in northeast Oregon and from the Del Rio and Carpenter Hill Vineyards in the Rogue Valley Appellation in southern Oregon
Seven Hills
Vineyard Nestled in the Walla Walla Valley Appellation in the far northeast of Oregon, near Milton-Freewater, this vineyard produces a round, lush, intensely fruit-driven Syrah with ripe velvety tannins.
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Soil:Wind-deposited sandy loam, on pushed up basalt
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Slope: South and Northwest
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Elevation: 1000 to 1100 feet
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Clone: Joseph Phelps selection
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Growing conditions: Warm growing region with cool nighttime temperatures.
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Stone Valley
“On the rocks” just inside the Oregon State line in the Walla Walla Valley AVA, this vineyard produces nuanced, structured, and beautifully aromatic Syrah.
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Soil: Cobble (deep silt and large, rounded rock in a dry riverbed)
- Orientation: North-South
- Elevation: 950ft
- Clones: Joseph Phelps selection, Entav 383, Entav 174
- Growing conditions: Warm growing region with a significant diurnal shift influenced by the cooling features of the Columbia River Gorge. Average of 15-hours daily sunlight during the growing season.
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Del Rio Vineyard
Located in the Rogue Valley Appellation in southern Oregon, about five miles from Medford, this vineyard produces a dark, extracted and complex style Syrah.
- Soil: Rocky clay loam
- Slope: South and West
- Elevation: 1100 to 1300 feet
- Clone: Noir clone on 5C and 101-14 rootstocks
- Growing conditions: Hot summer days and cool evenings, high elevation.
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| Carpenter Hill Vineyard Located southeast of Jacksonville, in the Rogue Valley Appellation of southern Oregon, 2002 was the first year syrah was harvested from the vineyard.
- Soil: Clay loam soil with shale
- Slope: South to west
- Elevation: 1650 feet
- Clone: Shiraz UCD-1 and 101-14 rootstock
- Growing conditions: Hot summer days and cool evenings, high elevation.
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