Antica Terra Pinot Noir Botanica 2017Varietal: Pinot Noir Antica Terra is an 11 acre vineyard located on a rocky hillside in the Eola Amity Hills of Oregons Willamette Valley. The first vines were planted here in 1989 in a clearing within the oak savannah. The geology of the site is extremely unusual. In most of the region, vineyards are planted in the relatively deep, geologically young soils left behind by either the Missoula floods or the volcanic events that formed the Cascade Range.

Combe du Dessus

integrated tannins and a fragrant acidity

Their first vintage came shortly after in 2002

Since the wine is classified simply as Vino Rosso

layer by layer to form a rich full-bodied wine with chalky

Its aromatic complexity will appeal to delicate palates

but in reality

deciding instead to start his own estate

It has been 15 years since Vincent Boyer took the reins from his father and put his stamp on Domaine Yves Boyer-Martenot

Grapes are hand harvested and laid out on straw mats to raisinate for as long as 120 days

These never fail to entice you in as to what lurks beneath the cork

high altitude vineyards are a mixture of caillottes (stony