Notes from the producer:

"Cristom Vineyards was established in 1992 by the Gerrie family to grow and craft distinguished wines of place that honor individual sites and traditional techniques. Family-owned for over thirty years, we remain stewards of our east-facing volcanic hillside in the Eola-Amity Hills focused on growing benchmark Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Bringing together biodynamic and organic farming methods, we farm the land with the next 100-years in mind. Our winegrowing centers on the philosophy that the greatest expression of terroir produces the finest wines. The cornerstone of our winemaking is rooted in traditional methods – site selection, low yields, whole-cluster fermentation and native yeasts – to produce balanced, dynamic wines of intensity, structure and length."

About the cuvee:

"We have been producing a single vineyard wine from Eileen Vineyard since the 2000 vintage and as of recently, maybe now that the vines are deeper and older producing something even more intense and complex, the wines are becoming the most awarded and sought after Pinot Noirs we make. And for us in the cellar, the recent vintages of 2013, 2014, and 2015 were some of the best wines we made as a company in those years. What’s more is the potential for Eileen Vineyard as we move into the next 5-10 years as we are developing another ten acres of land that will produce in just a few years time. The soil we are expanding to will be some of the most windswept areas of the Estate with a direct view of Van Duzer Corridor directly adjacent to Temperance Hill Vineyard near the very top of the Eola Hills."