Notes from J.C. Somers: 

J.C. Somers Vintner is the collaboration between Jay Somers and his longtime partner and wife Ronda Newell-Somers. The re-designed label features the New Moon which signifies this new phase in their winemaking adventures. After founding and developing the J. Christopher brand since 1996, they are returning to their roots producing small quantities of focused, elegant and terroir driven wines made from the best sites in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

'Nouvelle Lune' is a blend of fruit from Abbey Ridge and La Colina Vineyards.

About Abbey Ridge: "I have worked with Abbey Ridge since 1993 (while at Adelshiem) and in 1994 with Cameron Winery. In 2001, I was lucky to be offered a block of Pinot Noir at Abbey Ridge and have been working with the fruit ever since. Abbey Ridge is the cornerstone to our Pinot Noir program and I believe it to be the best Pinot Noir site in the Willamette Valley. Owned by my friends Bill and Julia Wayne, this vineyard is the platonic form of what the Dundee Hills AVA is all about – elegance.
We have 2.5 acres of the Coury Clone Pinot Noir."

About La Colina: "La Colina Vineyard is a vineyard I have always referred to as "secret sauce". In my former winemaking life, I was creating much larger Dundee Hills Pinot Noir blends for the national market. Year after year, the barrels I selected to do a single vineyard "La Colina Pinot Noir” were sacrificed into the blend, it always elevated the wine in such a positive way that  it had to be done. This is a classic Dundee Hills site and is farmed by my friend George Hillberry. When I started this new project I was fortunate that George had a small block left and it beautifully complements my other Dundee Hills Pinot Noir wines. We have 1 acre of the Pommard clone and 1 acre of Wadenswil."