2021 Evening Land Salem Wine Co ‘Eola-Amity Hills’ Pinot Noir
Evening Land Vineyards is the Oregon-based brainchild of Sashi Moorman and Raj Parr, two of California’s most revered winemakers and sommeliers.
There is no hiding the energy of the cool climate Eola-Amity Hills here. Fresh, light-bodied, a flash of spice on the palate adds zip to what is an immensely ‘drinkable now’ wine with a polished and lively finish.
Biodynamic farming practices, LIVE certified, hand-harvested, native yeast fermentation and aged 16 months in neutral 228L barrels, only 4,100 bottles produced
- Tasting Notes Morello cherry, cranberry, fresh raspberry, blood orange, and hibiscus
- Variety 92% Pinot Noir and 8% Gamay Noir
- Region United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley
- Volume 750ml
- Alcohol Volume 13.5%
- Table Talk This label was inspired by one print of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, and with each vintage, a unique print will be featured -- Here though, the iconic mountain is replaced with Oregon’s own Mount Hood; The spectacular view of snow-capped peaks is a nexus of Seven Springs Vineyard.
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Seven Springs’ eastern exposure ensures the vineyard awakens to the warmth of the morning sun. The vineyard’s position opposite the windy Van Duzer Corridor, mitigates hot, sunny afternoons in the Willamette Valley with cool winds from the Pacific. As valley temperatures increase throughout the day, warm air rises, replaced by cooling winds flooding in from the Pacific through the Van Duzer gap and across our vineyard. This daily cooling, along with our eastern aspect, affords our grapes the luxury of extended time on the vine.
Since its inception, Seven Springs has been dry-farmed. The vineyard is LIVE™ certified and was converted to biodynamic viticulture in 2007. We continue to farm Seven Springs biodynamically, encouraging a healthy and sustainable ecosystem in the vineyard.
Seven Springs is planted overwhelmingly to Pinot Noir, followed by Chardonnay, and Gamay. The oldest own-rooted blocks of Pinot Noir and Gamay are a testament to, and daily reminder of, Oregon’s incredible history and potential. Benchmark Oregon producers have long sourced fruit from Seven Springs and the wines from this vineyard are the most decorated and award-winning wines in Oregon’s history.
Pinot Noir
This elusive and delicate light-bodied grape is a winegrowers dream, but can be difficult to achieve as Pinot Noir is susceptible to a variety of diseases, making it difficult to grow. Stubborn, yet flirtatious, Pinot Noir is somewhat tantalizing creating a beautiful dance between the grape and the winemaker. The resulting light red wine can be nothing short of spectacular. Loved for its red fruit and spicy characteristics, its also a great food partner.
Region
The Willamette Valley AVA lies to the west of the Cascade Mountains south of the city, Portland in Oregon. Stretching into Southern Oregon, this region has the largest concentration of wineries and vineyards. With cool breezes from the Pacific Ocean, dry, long sunny days, and cool nights, Willamette Valley is prime territory for growing Burgundian grapes: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. With the first planting’s back in the 1960’s, this region has grown slowly, but significantly, producing top quality and world-renown wines from mostly small wineries.
Vineyard
This wine stems 100% from the Seven Springs Vineyard, in the Eola-Amity Hills that has been the heart and soul of Evening Land from the start.
The east-facing slope of the Eola-Amity Hills is a special place for Pinot Noir. Here, the warmth of the morning sun is balanced by cool afternoon breezes that give freshness to grapes grown on rich, dense volcanic soils.
While old vines give depth and concentration to the wines they produce, we have found that younger vineyards offer the exact qualities we want to see in this Pinot Noir — freshness and verve. These new sites were also planted with the boon of decades of knowledge at Seven Springs; they represent the sum of what we have learned about the Eola-Amity Hills thus far. Our winemaking, a delicate, minimalist process, is no different.