Pietro Pinot Noir

100% de-stemmed, native fermentation, bottled un-fined and un-filtered.

2019 saw a growing season cooler on average than what the previous few years had us accustomed to, bringing a total heat accumulation similar to 2005, one of our favorite Willamette Valley vintages. Regrettably, precipitation, which was fairly moderate prior to harvest, increased by mid-September especially at our estate vineyard in Dundee. The decision to harvest had to be hastened, as Botrytis was showing its ugly head. A slow and painstaking sorting process in the vineyard and winery allowed us to only keep the most pristine clusters. Our quest for quality affected yield, resulting in 20% less wine from our old Dundee vines that year. The silver lining is that our Trovato vineyard in Yamhill was not hit as hard by the rains, which means there will still be plenty of Furioso wines to go around. Looking back, we think the decision to harvest earlier was the right one, as we avoided catastrophe, not only from the rain but also from the migratory birds which came earlier that year and devastated some vineyards in Oregon. Altogether, 2019 gave us a classic Willamette Valley vintage: beautiful cellar worthy Pinots, and electric acidity ideal for Chardonnay and sparkling wines.