2007 Archery Summit Premier Cuvée Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

One 750ml bottle

ORIGIN: The search to produce world-class Pinot Noir led Archery Summit to the Dundee Hills of Oregon. Premier Cuvée, their proprietary blend, is made from both our oldest Pommard vines and Dijon clones 113, 114, 115, 667 and 777. Their hillside vineyards, which are planted with up to 4,800 vines per acre, are tended exclusively by a crew of dedicated vineyard workers. 
 
VINEYARD: The narrowly-spaced estate vineyards are planted in volcanic Jory soil and are on easy, south-east and south-west facing slopes. They have planted Dijon clones 113, 114, 115, 667 and 777 on selected rootstocks in high-density vineyard blocks to complement the older self-rooted Pommard and Wädenswil vines. Premier Cuvée is a combination of fruit from five vineyard Estates: Arcus Estate, Red Hills Estate, Renegade Ridge Estate and Archery Summit Estate in the Dundee Hills AVA, and Looney Vineyard located in the Ribbon Ridge AVA. Cooler temperatures during the growing season and harvest of 2007 imparted both elegance and ageability to the wine. The 2007 vintage is one of great precision both in fruit expression and the terroir indicative of each vineyard site. 
 
WINEMAKING: Fruit for the 2007 Premier Cuvée was hand-picked between September 21 and October 12. The fermentation was conducted in both stainless steel and wooden open-top fermentors with an average 12% whole clusters. The fruit was hand-sorted and soaked cold for five to ten days, after which native yeast fermentation was allowed to proceed under temperature-controlled conditions. During primary fermentation, tanks were punched down one to three times per day. After limited post-fermentation maceration, the wine was sent via gravity to 54% new French oak barrels and aged for ten months prior to bottling in August, 2009. 

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