Ayoub Thistle Vineyard Pinot Noir Dundee Hills – 2012

Among the most prized sites in Oregon’s famed Dundee Hills, Mo’s four-acre Estate vineyard was planted in 2001 and is farmed by hand using organic methods. The steep-sloped, east-facing site, with its red clay volcanic Jory soil and densely plated vines, is ideal for producing high quality Pinot Noir. To maintain the beautiful intensity of character so central to Ayoub wines, the vineyard is managed to low yields. Fruit is dropped at careful intervals, sometimes two or three times throughout the growing season, to ensure ideal concentration of the plant’s energy in the remaining set.Harvest picks are meticulously planned depending on the individual features of each vineyard and block. The focus is on picking at ripeness, but not a moment too late. Fresh, bright, energetic wines – that is the goal on release. Nonetheless, the wines are meant to blossom for years to come when properly cellared.

Planted: 2001

Acres: 4

Elevation: 600 ft

Soil: Jory clay-loam volcanic basalt / drains well. Red color comes from high oxidation & iron levels.

Clones: 667, 777,114, 115, 04

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