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Elouan Pinot Noir Oregon

FROM THE BEGINNING, OUR GOAL WITH ELOUAN WAS TO PRODUCE PINOT NOIR AND CHARDONNAY THAT SHOWCASED OREGON’S PREMIER WESTERN MARITIME REGIONS. WE BRING TOGETHER FRUIT FROM THREE DISTINCT TERRAINS THAT HARMONIZE BEAUTIFULLY WHEN BLENDED AS ONE, TO CREATE WINES WITH INTENSE STRUCTURE AND VIBRANT ACIDITY.

GROWN IN THE FOOTHILLS OF OREGON’S COASTAL RANGE
Fruit from three regions renowned for Burgundian varietal wines in Oregon:

NORTHWESTERN OREGON

The coolest of the regions, it can be difficult to fully ripen the grapes. It is a worthy contributor to any Pinot Noir blend, offering up fresh cranberry and rose petal notes with an intense acidity.

WEST-CENTRAL HILLS

The most consistent of the regions and the predominate force in the wine, this region produces a vibrant acidity, a soft structure, and flavors of cherry, rhubarb, and freshly tilled earth.

SOUTHWESTERN OREGON

Offering deep plum notes and a rich mouthfeel with plenty of depth, the valleys here provide a robust element to the blend with abundant, yet supple tannins and a sweet red fruit core.

The delicate nature of Oregon Pinot Noir requires a soft hand in the cellar. The clusters were 100% destemmed with a few select lots having small amounts of stems added back to the fermenter for phenolic augmentation. The must underwent an extended cold soak, ranging from five days to two weeks, and during fermentation both punch-down and pump-over techniques were utilized. We monitor the separate lots and tailor the extraction methods to the needs of each one. We find this style of reactive winemaking is the best way to coax the optimal terroir qualities from Pinot Noir, truly exemplifying the prime coastal vineyards from where it is sourced. The wine was aged for ten months in a mix of new and seasoned French oak and racked upon completion of malolactic fermentation.