Three Feathers 2016 Oregon Pinot Noir
Three Feathers 2016 Oregon Pinot Noir is our first vintage Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains Pinot Noir featuring single-clone Dijon 667.
This wine presents an intense, clear garnet color with a touch of brick. The distinctive nose is very aromatic and fruity with a hint of earthiness. Light, supple and long on the palate, the flavors evoke cherry and ripe red fruits finishing with notes of leather and kirsch.
Three Feathers Pinot Noir 2016
Price range: $36.00 through $378.00 Excluding tax
Description
Three Feathers 2016 Oregon Pinot Noir
Tasting Notes
This wine presents an intense, clear garnet color with a touch of brick. The distinctive nose is very aromatic and fruity with a hint of earthiness. Light, supple and long on the palate, the flavors evoke cherry and ripe red fruits finishing with notes of leather and kirsch.
Vineyard Notes
Our 2016 Pinot Noir is the first vintage featuring the single-clone (Dijon 667) Pinot Noir from Block One of Three Feathers Estate planted in 2014.
2016 season was characterized by a later bud break and bloom than previous years. The summer was dry and warm but the rains arrived in mid-September. Picking was done in the light of the harvest moon September 2016.
Winemaker Notes
The style of our 2016 Pinot is in the French tradition with lighter sugars, lighter color and lower alcohol making it long lasting in the bottle and excellent paired with both flesh and fowl.
The grapes were hand-harvested, sorted and pressed. The wine was kept in the vat for 21 days then barreled in neutral French oak to age for 10 months and bottled in late summer.
Production
95 cases
Awards
SILVER MEDAL: 2019 McMinnville Wine & Food Classic
Wine Specifications
| Vintage | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Varietal | 100% Pinot Noir |
| Appellation | Willamette Valley Oregon AVA – Chehalem Mountains AVA – Laurelwood District AVA |
| Clone | 667 |
| Harvest Date | September 2016 |
| Sugar | 21.1 Brix |
| pH | 3.13 |
| Aging | 10 months in neutral French oak barrels |
| Bottling Date | July 2017 |
| Alcohol % | 12.5 |
Three Feathers in the Press – Tasting Notes by Winerabble
We are pleased that online blogger, Winerabble, has written about our Laurelwood District AVA. Her articles include tasting notes for our 2020 Pinot Gris, 2018 Cuvée Virginia and 2017 Pinot Noir. You can follow the evolution of this unique Chehalem Mountains wine in the following year’s vintages. For example, our 2018 Reserve 667 and 2019 Pinot Noir are also made solely from Pinot Noir clone “Dijon 667” grown in Block One of Three Feathers.
About Three Feathers Wines Willamette Valley Oregon
We make wines that reflect our location, soil, elevation and micro-climate. Our 10+ year old vines are digging deep down into Laurelwood soils and achieving a certain level of maturity in aroma and flavor. We nurture every vine grown in wind blown soil high in the Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley Oregon. Terroir is what defines us.