2020 Vintage Line-up | Bottling Three Feathers Wines

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Three Feathers 2018 Blanc de Noirs coming around the line up to be boxed.
Three Feathers 2018 Blanc de Noirs coming around the line up to
Three Feathers Blanc de Noirs coming around the line up to be boxed.

2020 Vintage Line-up | Bottling Three Feathers Wines

It is time to start bottling our 2020 wines!  We had a good year in the vineyards with ideal weather conditions, a perfect mix of warm days and cool nights.  Despite the valley fires, we had good ripening and a plentiful harvest from mid-September to October 10th. 

We will be debuting four new wines for the 2020 vintage, starting with our Pinot Gris (Block Three) and Pinot Noir 115 (Block Two) which were harvested at Three Feathers Vineyard for the first time this year.  We also had a abundant harvest of our unique Pinot Madeleine (aka Pinot Noir Précoce, or Frühburgunder) from Torio Vineyard, allowing us to make a single-clone wine exclusively from these rare grapes.  Finally, we have created a sparkling Pommard that we call Pinot POP® to appeal to younger wine drinkers. Suitable for any occasion, our Pinot POP® will be bottled with a cider cap.

THREE FEATHERS 2020 WHITE WINES

2020 Three Feathers Pinot Gris
The 2020 Pinot Gris is the long-awaited first release of many from Block Three of Three Feathers Vineyard. Planted in 2014, these vines have been pushing roots into the fine iron-rich Laurelwood soil for six years before we had enough gorgeous grapes to make this very exceptional wine.

Crisp and slightly effervescent, our Pinot Gris is full-bodied with notes of white peaches and citrus. We will be bottling this month and introducing it for sale at our Memorial Weekend Wine Tasting Open House.

Retail Price: $25.00

2020 Three Feathers Blanc de Noirs
The 2020 vintage of our Blanc de Noirs is the palest of pink with floral and mineral notes. This wine is aging in 30% neutral French oak for a lightly buttery character and will be bottled in May 2021.

Retail Price: $28.00

THREE FEATHERS 2020 RED WINES

2020 Three Feathers Pinot Madeleine (aka Pinot Noir Précoce, Frühburgunder)
We produced our first release of this rare old-world Pinot Noir grape. There is some debate about whether Pinot Madeleine, otherwise known as Pinot Noir Précoce or Frühburgunder in Germany (Ahr Valley), is a clone or a spontaneous mutation of Pinot Noir. In any case, it is a grape originating from France, noted for smaller berries and early ripening. The berries ripen a full two weeks earlier than standard Pinot noir, so they are very suitable for a cooler high-elevation site such as our Torio Vineyard.

Well-appreciated in Europe, Pinot Madeleine is almost unknown in America so we are fortunate to have the opportunity to introduce it to our customers. Fermented with 25% whole cluster then aged in neutral French oak, this medium-bodied Pinot Noir presents notes of caramel. It is scheduled to be bottled in August 2021.

Retail Price: $36.00

Three Feathers Pinot POP®
Pinot POP® is a whimsical sparkling Pinot Noir crafted from the Pommard clone. The grapes were fermented on their skins and lightly carbonated before bottling. Darker than a rosé, the resulting sparkling wine is for casual occasions, with or without food, when you would like to drink something a little special without the cost of Champagne.

Retail Price: $18.00

Three Feathers wine tasting 2020 lineup
Three Feathers wine tasting 2020 lineup

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