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1998 Pinot Noir Brickhouse Vineyard Release Date: 9/2000 Retail Price $: 40.00 Availability: 173 cases Production Notes Brickhouse Vineyard is located on an east-facing slope overlooking the Chehalem valley at an elevation of 440'. The bowl-shaped site, blessed with Willakenzie soil and planted in 1990 with organically certified Pinot noir grapes, is protected from the prevailing winds by the Dundee Hills. The grapes were fermented in a small tank after three days of cold maceration. The wine aged for 19 months without racking or fining in 43% new oak barrels and was not filtered. A small amount of sediment may accumulate during the aging process and is normal for wine produced in this manner. Crop Level: 1,1 tons/acre Harvest: 9/29/98 Bottled: May 2000 This Pinot noir complements a wide variety of entrees - especially those with sauces made with berry, spice , and pepper flavors - salmon, lamb chops, game birds. The wine will benefit from aging up to 6 years. Winemaker Notes 1998 was an amazing year for Pinot noir. The crop at Brickhouse was 60% below normal, yielding 1.1 tons/acre and ripened perfectly. This was the first Pinot noir vineyard to be picked. The Brickhouse Pinot noir is only sold at the winery as a future. It is offered for one month begining at the fall open house the following harvest. The 1998 Brickhouse as offered from Thanksgiving 1999 through the end of the year and was limited to a six bottle purchase. The wine will be available for pick up or can be shipped after 9/1/2000. It's availability in wine shops and restaurants outside of Oregon is extremely limited (only 3 cases for California). Back to top of page