Three Feathers 2017 Cuvee Virginia Oregon Pinot Noir
Cuvee Virginia Oregon Pinot Noir is named in honor of our Mother and Grandmother, Dorothea Virginia Roosevelt, whose generosity during her lifetime and after has made these vineyards possible. The Cuvée is a blend of 100% Pinot Noir grapes from our two vineyards, Torio Vineyard and Three Feathers Vineyard. These Chehalem Mountains sites are only two miles apart but at a four hundred foot difference in elevation.
Our 2017 Cuvee Virginia Oregon Pinot Noir is a beautiful cherry red color. Brilliant and limpid, this wine presents a warm bouquet of spices and cocoa. Ample and supple on the palate, fine-grained tannins add to the spicy notes of blackberry and currant, finishing with a slight earthy note.
Three Feathers 2017 Cuvée Virginia | Oregon Pinot Noir
Price range: $30.00 through $315.00 Excluding tax
Description
Three Feathers 2017 Cuvée Virginia | Oregon Pinot Noir
Cuvée Virginia Tasting Notes
The Cuvée has a beautiful cherry red color, brilliant and limpid, that presents a warm bouquet of spices and cocoa. Ample and supple on the palate, the fine-grained tannins add to the spicy notes of Blackberry and Currant, finishing with a slight earthy note.
Vineyard Notes
This wine is a blend of Pinot Noir clones from our two vineyards on Chehalem Mountain only a mile apart, but 400 feet difference in elevation. Torio Vineyard, planted starting in 2011, is at 1,150 feet; the predominant grape is Pommard but there is also 667, 115, 777 and 828. Three Feathers, planted in 2014, is at 800 feet; the predominant grapes are 667 and 115.
The remarkable feature of the 2017 season was that both vineyards achieved ripeness simultaneously and we were able to pick both in two days, on October 3rd and 4th. This is noteworthy, as there is a 400 ft difference in elevation; a testimony to the warm summer temperatures that benefited even the highest grapes. As a consequence, we were able to blend grapes from both vineyards right out of the fields.
Winemaker Notes
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 145 cases
Awards SILVER MEDAL: 2019 McMinnville Wine & Food Classic
Wine Specifications
| Vintage | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Varietal | 100% Pinot Noir |
| Appellation | Willamette Valley Oregon AVA - Chehalem Mountains AVA - Laurelwood District AVA |
| Clone | Pommard, 667, 115, 777 and 828 |
| Harvest Date | October 2017 |
| Sugar | 23 Brix |
| Aging | 10 months in neutral French oak barrels |
| Bottling Date | August 2018 |
| Alcohol % | 13.3 |
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.