Wind Hill

Acres: 22 acres

Varieties: Pinot Noir

Year Planted: 1974

Soil Type:  Laurelwood

Clones: Pommard

Elevation: 500-600 ft

Aspect: S

AVA: Willamette Valley

Wind Hill, planted in 1974, is the oldest vineyard that EIEIO & Company currently sources fruit from. Located approximately five miles northwest of Banks, Oregon this is the northern most vineyard in the Willamette Valley. As such, it is a cooler and later ripening site. A gentle south-facing slope helps to ripen the old-vines and produces an elegant, cellar-worthy wine. Wind Hill is predominately compose of volcanic soils known locally as Laurelwood and great plant material made of old, self-rooted Pommard clones. These are all essential elements for producing great Pinot Noir. Since 2001 EIEIO has had access to fruit from this site, however no single vineyard designation was cited until 2004; prior to then the wine was bottled under the Cuvee I label.

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