Montinore Estate Reserve Pinot Gris

2006 Dark Straw gold color is a prelude to the lifted aromas of baked yellow pear, warm pastry crust and hints of yellow apple. This is a full-bodied white wine that is richly textured with mouth filling flavors of ripe yellow pear and baked apple with hints of roasted hazelnut, lanolin and fresh cream. The long finish offers flavors of ripe apple and spiced pear with ample acidity to keep it fresh to the end.

Additional Information

Montinore Estate is a family owned and operated winery in the northern Willamette Valley that produces Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Müller-Thurgau. It's nurtured by two generations of the Marchesi family in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. They combine old-world wine-making learned from their grandfather and great-grandfather Carlo Marchesi. All of 230 acres of grapes are farmed using the strict methods of Biodynamic farming. Their mission is to create unique wines that are true to their varietal characteristics as well as to this special corner of the Willamette Valley.

Biodynamic agriculture standards for a Demeter Certified Biodynamic farm are quite rigorous, including the organic certification prohibitions against the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Montinore Estate received its Biodynamic certification from Demeter USA (the only Biodynamic certifying agency in the USA) the summer of 2008.

The vineyard’s west-facing slopes enjoy the shelter of the Coastal Mountain Range and are given to luxuriously long, cool growing seasons. Loamy clay soil, elevation and mild climate make Montinore‘s vineyards a great site for sensitive, cool climate varietals such as Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Gewürtztraminer, Riesling and Müller-Thurgau. Subtle variations in soil, light and elevation are expressed in distinctive blocks of both Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.