VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7
May 9, 2012
ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE:
Solving the Mystery of the “Coury Clone” Domaine Drouhin Oregon: New World’s Burgundy Presence Privé Vineyard: French Flavor in the Chehalem Mountains Recent Willamette Valley Vintages: General Summaries Large Review of 2009 & 2010 Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs With a Few from 2008 & 2011 Kick Up Your Heels at the 2012 Oregon International Pinot Noir Celebration Oregon Wine Press: News You Can Use on the Oregon Wine Industry Oregon Pinot Briefs Pinot Gris: Pinot Noir’s Mutant Offspring Needs Love Too
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Archery Summit Winery
Established in 1993, Archery Summit has a state-of-the-art 100% gravity flow winery. Small temperature controlled fermentation tanks are used combined with an insistence on native yeast fermentation. The Pinot Noirs are aged for as long as 18 months.The winery's caves house over 600 French barrels. Archery Summit has five estate vineyards and just over 115 acres. Moises Sotelo, a foreman who planted Archery Summit Estate in 1994, still hand tends the vines. The vineyards are planted in prime Jory soil in the Red Hills of Dundee with Dijon clones 113, 114, 115, 667 and 77 and are site-selected and blended with existing mature rootstock. All of the Pinot Noirs except the Premier Cuvee are vineyard designated and produced from estate vineyards: Archery Summit Estate, Red Hills Estate, Renegade Ridge, Looney and Arcus Estate. The winemaker and Co-General Manager is Anna Matzinger and the Vineyard Manager and Co-General Manager is Leigh Bartholomew. Tours and tastings are offered by appointment daily from 10:00 to 4:30. Call 800-732-8822 for reservations. The address is 18599 NE Archery Summit Road, Dayton, Oregon. The wines are sold primarily through an allocation list. Articles About Archery Summit WineryReviewed Wines2002 Archery Summit Winery Salud Cuvee A Salud cuvee. A heavily oaked wine featuring berry and savory herb flavors with supple tannins and a dry finish. Tasting November 7, 2008. Reviewed --/--/--
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