The 2021 Tenor Pinot Noir was crafted from the Conner Lee vineyard in the Columbia Valley AVA and from north facing blocks in the Solaksen vineyard within the Royal Slope AVA. The winemaking team worked with vineyard managers to restrict yields, creating small, concentrated berries. Thoughtful canopy management and intensive irrigation strategies were implemented. Cool fall night temperatures preserved a sense of freshness in the wine while continuing flavor development.
Hand-harvesting took place in the early mornings in October. Upon arriving at the winery, the fruit was cluster sorted with 80% being destemmed and berry sorted before being added on top of 20% whole cluster fruit. The wine spent 30+ days on skins for extended maceration before being barreled down into varying formats of both new and used French and Austrian oak. The wine was cellared for 20 months, with 12 barrels being selected and carefully blended. Ultimately, the wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered to ensure the wine in bottle is pure and vibrant, producing only 327 cases.
