Willamette Valley Amity Vineyards 1987
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Willamette Valley Amity Vineyards 1987
This 1987 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is a red wine produced by Amity Vineyards in Oregon, USA. Amity Vineyards is a small family operation located southwest of Portland, situated above the village of Amity. The winery dedicates its wines to the memory of Hugh Redford, and this specific vintage was crafted by winemaker Myron Redford. The bottle features a label design by Liisa Rahkonen, highlighting the "Amity Quilt Pattern - Willamette Roses".
The wine is made entirely from Pinot Noir, an elegant blue grape that is widely planted in prominent wine regions such as Burgundy, Champagne, Germany, California, and Oregon. For this vintage, the grapes were sourced from several locations: 41 percent from Sunnyside Vineyards in Salem, 30 percent from the estate's Amity Vineyards, 19 percent from Flynn Vineyards in Rickreall, 6 percent from Weber Vineyards in Dundee, 3 percent from Freedom Hill Vineyards in Dallas, and 1 percent from Seven Springs Vineyard in Salem. The wine was aged for 11 months in 60-gallon French oak barrels before a total production of 2,163 cases was bottled in July 1989. It features an alcohol content of 13.0 percent, a total acidity of 0.60 percent, and a pH of 3.37.
The Willamette Valley has been Oregon's most important wine region since its AVA establishment in 1983. The area stretches approximately 240 kilometers from the Columbia River in the north to Eugene in the south, nestled between the Coast Range to the west and the Cascade Mountains to the east. The climate is distinctly cool continental with mild, rainy winters and dry summers, where the Pacific Ocean moderates the temperature through the Van Duzer Corridor. The terroir is characterized by three main soil types: volcanic Jory soils, sedimentary Willakenzie soils, and marine sedimentary deposits. Pinot Noir dominates the valley with over 70 percent of the plantings, and the region is widely recognized for its classic approach to the grape as well as a strong commitment to biodynamic and organic farming.
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Willamette Valley
Willamette Valley lies in the north-western state of Oregon in the United States and has been the state's most important wine region since the AVA was established in 1983. The area stretches about 240 kilometres from the Columbia river in the north to Eugene in the south, between the Coast Range in the west and the Cascade Mountains in the east.
The climate is distinctly cool continental with an Atlantic character, mild rainy winters and dry summers, where the Pacific moderates the temperature via the Van Duzer Corridor. The area contains 11 sub-AVAs, including Dundee Hills (characteristic red volcanic Jory soil), Eola-Amity Hills, Yamhill-Carlton, Ribbon Ridge, Chehalem Mountains and McMinnville. The soils fall into three main types: volcanic Jory soils, sedimentary Willakenzie soils and marine sedimentary deposits. Pinot Noir dominates with over 70 percent of the plantings, complemented by Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling and Gamay Noir. The style often resembles Burgundy with elegant, acid-driven wines; Pinot Noir shows cherry, raspberry, strawberry, earthiness, spices, smoky character and fine tannins, while Chardonnay has stone fruit, citrus, apple and minerality. The area is known for its strong commitment to biodynamic and organic viticulture and its status as one of the United States' most classic Pinot Noir regions.
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