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2002 Pinot Noir Anden Vineyard Special Select 1.5L
Appellation
Eola-Amity Hills
2 In Stock
Vineyard Notes
Anden Vineyard (formerly part of Seven Springs Vineyard) overlooks the fertile Willamette Valley from its position in the hills west of Salem. Growing on a steep southest slope, the vines are protected from maritime winds by a fold in the hills. The vineyard was planted in 1982 on Jory soil (a shallow cay over fractured rock) at an elevation of 400'.
Production Notes
Release Date: Sep 2004; Production 75 cases
Winemaker Notes
Vintage Notes: An extended, dry and moderately warm harvest in 2002 put the finishing touches to what may be one of the best two or three vintages Oregon has seen—perhaps best ever for whites, close to best for reds. A slightly early bud break ushered in a warm, dry growing season with excellent heat summations, but not heat spikes. An inch of rain in mid- to late-September corrected imbalanced high sugars and low pH and set the stage for an extended harvest of well over a month for Pinot noir. Harvests of young fruit prior to this only rain event may give some elevated alcohols. Crop loads were full, requiring precise green harvesting for full ripeness and extraction. Excellent acidities due to moderate temperatures throughout the growing and harvest period make this a richly ripe but structured vintage, both for whites and reds.