2023 Salem Wine Co. Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills

Winemaker Notes:  Cranberry-ruby in the glass, this is a wine of lifted fruit and flowers; Morello cherry, blood orange, hibiscus and fresh raspberry come to mind. Fresh, light-bodied, a flash of spice on the palate adds zip to what is an immensely drinkable wine with a polished finish. There is no hiding the energy of the cool climate Eola-Amity Hills here. While old vines give depth and concentration to the wines they produce, we have found that younger vineyards offer the exact qualities we want to see in this Pinot Noir — freshness and verve. These new sites were also planted with the boon of decades of knowledge at Seven Springs; they represent the sum of what we have learned about the Eola-Amity Hills thus far. Our winemaking, a delicate, minimalist process, is no different.

The spectacular view of snow-capped peaks is a nexus of Seven Springs Vineyard. To us, it is no accident that the world's most celebrated vineyards are marked with incredible scenery, and the cone of Mount Hood, see from Seven Springs, not only reflects Oregon's volcanic history but resembles the great Mount Fuji. This label was inspired by one print of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, and with each vintage, a unique print will be featured.