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Azana Vineyard In spring 2008 we planted our first estate vineyard - a spectacular little 10-acre parcel in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. (It's adjacent to Adelsheim's Bryan Creek vineyard.) The vineyard is named "Azana", after the granddaughter of our partner, Cameron Healy. It sits high on the steep south slope of the mountain at about 750 feet - facing due south, with a commanding view of the entire valley. The soil is 100% Jory - the same volcanic soil that is found in the Dundee Hills, with fist-sized rocks mixed in throughout the topsoil. The site looks over the Dundee Hills, with views to the Amity Hills and the Eola Hills further south. We planted 100% Pinot Noir - four different clones on two different rootstocks, and mixed the clones randomly in the field rather than planting discrete blocks of individual clones. (Many of our Burgundian friends believe this to be one of the keys, and we're inclined to believe them.) We farm the site Biodynamically, and sourced all of our plant material from the Biodynamic nursery at Momtazi Vineyard outside McMinnville. We'll harvest our first tiny crop in 2011. It will be fascinating to see how the fruit develops and what we're able to produce from this site. Maresh VineyardMaresh Vineyard is situated high in the Dundee Hills on a beautiful south-facing slope. Planted in 1970, this is the 5th oldest vineyard in Oregon, and the oldest on Worden Hill Road in the Dundee Hills AVA. Few Oregon winemakers ever get to work with truly "Old Vines," and Maresh is a precious jewel. We are honored to be able to lease 7.29 acres of this historic vineyard, which we began farming ourselves as of 2007. Our blocks are planted to the Pommard clone on its own roots, on a wide 8′x12′ spacing (as was the common practice of the era). We have converted our acreage at Maresh to Biodynamic viticulture, and long-time Maresh vineyard manager Stirling Fox is now at the helm on our behalf. Visit the Maresh Vineyard website. Momtazi Vineyard
Our proud association with Momtazi Vineyard began in 2006. We're honored to work with Mo, Flora and Tahmiene Momtazi and their entire team. Over 250 acres are planted and certified Biodynamic at this spectacular site in the McMinnville AVA. Our acreage here is split between 4 different blocks on separate sections of the vineyard, with a mix of Dijon clones 113, 114, 115 & 777 - all planted in 1999. Momtazi is meticulously and rigorously farmed in strict accordance with Biodynamic principles, and is the source of fruit for a number of Oregon's finest wines. Ribbon Ridge Vineyard
Dewey and Robin Kelly's 9 acre vineyard is in the true sweet-spot of the Ribbon Ridge AVA. The Kellys, both longtime chefs and fixtures of the Oregon culinary scene, purchased the land in the early 1970s, and were married on the land nearly 25 years ago. They realized their dream of planting a Pinot Noir vineyard here in 2001. We have several smaller blocks here totaling 4 acres, equally split between Pommard and 777 clones, and all on the sedimentary Willakenzie soil. The vineyard slopes South-East, and is planted on 5′x5′ spacing. Surrounded by Beaux Frères Upper Terrace, Brick House and Bryce Vineyard, this is truly a favored site for Pinot Noir. Management is handled by top Oregon consultant Buddy Beck. Ribbon Ridge is a certified L.I.V.E./Salmon Safe vineyard. For more information go to the Ribbon Ridge Vineyard website Our StoryScott Paul Wines is an artisanal producer of Willamette Valley, Oregon Pinot Noir, based in historic, downtown Carlton. We also import wine directly from France - from over 20 small family producers in Burgundy and Champagne, and offer selections from our import portfolio alongside our Oregon Pinots in our tasting room. We (founders/proprietors Martha & Scott Wright) launched Scott Paul Wines in 1999 in California, with a burning passion, much to learn, contracts for highly coveted fruit, small investments from a few folks who believed in us, and most importantly, the tutelage of Greg LaFollette, a dear friend and mentor. That fall we crushed 7 tons of fruit, and the following year bottled 350 cases of the first Scott Paul wines. It wasn't long though before Oregon's cool climate and great success with Pinot Noir lured us to the Willamette Valley. We began our Oregon winemaking starting with the 2000 vintage, and Scott took a position as Managing Director of Domaine Drouhin Oregon in 2001. We moved our production to the Carlton Winemakers Studio for the 2003-2005 vintages. In 2003, Cameron Healy, founder of Kettle Chips, dear friend & mentor, became a partner in Scott Paul Wines. We were ready to have control over our winemaking environment and to grow our small brand, so we devised plans to build a new winery facility and tasting room. Excited by the opportunity to participate in Carlton's rejuvenation, we bought two historic buildings and began their renovation in 2005. Our winery is housed in a repurposed granary, the former Madsen Grain Company, built in 1900, while our brick tasting room was originally a creamery, built in 1915. Renovation was completed just in time to open our doors in June 2006, and to start making wine in our new facility that fall. That same year we launched our Burgundy Import Company, Scott Paul Selections Our Wines
We produce a few different Oregon Pinot Noirs, the number of which depends on the character of the vintage and what each of our individual vineyards gave us from the year. Our total annual production averages under 2,000 cases, with no plans grow the brand any larger. Our mission is to hand-craft small lots of exquisite Pinot Noir. To us that means wines that are focused on elegance and finesse, the benchmarks of what we consider to be the very heart and soul of Pinot Noir. The goal is wines that will seduce you, rather than hit you over the head. Think Audrey Hepburn, rather than Pamela Anderson.
Every vintage we produce our two mainstay wines, Audrey and La Paulée. Additionally we may produce a few micro-production bottlings of a couple hundred cases or less - often from single vineyards or individual single blocks. From the outstanding 2008 vintage, we have produced a wine we call D122 from our six best barrels of Ribbon Ridge Vineyard, and a wine named Dom Denise from Biodynamically- grown fruit in Momtazi Vineyard. Scott Paul 2009 Audrey Pinot Noir FUTURES Scott Paul 2008 Audrey Pinot Noir Scott Paul 2007 La Paulée Pinot Noir Scott Paul 2008 D122 Pinot Noir Scott Paul 2008 Dom Denise Pinot Noir Importing Burgundy & Champagne - Scott Paul Selections
In 2005 we launched our import company, Scott Paul Selections. We import over 100 different wines from 20 different producers in Burgundy and Champagne and sell them nationally through our distribution channels, as well as offer them for tasting and for sale in our tasting room. Red Burgundies are produced from the same grape we grow here - Pinot Noir - allowing us to offer visitors the unique opportunity to taste New World Pinot from Oregon and Old World Pinot from Burgundy side by side. In 2007 we expanded our portfolio to include Scott's other great love, Grower Champagne. We now import several bottlings from four of Champagne's star growers. Scott's passion for wine was born over many bottles of great Burgundy and Champagne on the family dinner table while growing up in Chicago. He's a student of all things Burgundian, and spends up to eight weeks each year in the region working closely with all of our producers. Visit our Burgundy Selections page to learn more. Related PostsDeschutes Brewery, Bend ORBridgeport Brewing Co., Portland, Oregon Rogue Distillery ERATH WINERY, Oregon, Vineyard |
