2013 Dardis Pinot noir
Both on the nose and on the palate this wine displays lush cherry and blueberry with a hint of wet stone and savory minerality.
The tannin framework has vitality that extends to a round finish.
Fairsing Vineyard’s 2013 Daris Pinot noir is a balanced blend of Dijon 115, Wadenswil, and Pommard selections from the west portion of Fairsing Vineyard.
Aged 10 months in 28% new French oak barrels with a limited production of 255 cases.
Vintage
The 2013 Sullivan Pinot noir is the product of an exhilarating growing year. We observed bud break in mid-April, which was more than a week ahead of schedule and early May brought replenishing rain. Saturating sunshine and warm temperatures persisted from mid-to-late summer providing excellent ripening conditions. Veraison began in early August with grape clusters progressing to full color by the first of September.
Harvest
We harvest select vineyard blocks for this wine on September 27, 2013 just after a major a shift in the weather
Elevage
This inaugural vintage of the Dardis Pinot noir is crafted from Dijon 115, Wadenswil, and Pommard selections.
Total elevage was ten months in 28% new French oak to a final alcohol of 12.9%
Case production 255
Exceptional now, this wine will cellar well through 2033
| Vintage | 2013 |
| Varietal | Pinot noir |
| Varietal Composition | 18% Pommard
35% Wadensvill
46% Dijon 115 |
| Appellation | Yamhill Carlton |
| Vineyard | Fairsing Vineyard |
| Designation | Pinot noir |
| Harvest Date | 09/29/2013 |
| Acid | 6.5 |
| PH | 3.56 |
| Aging | Barrel aged 11 months in French oak |
| Alcohol | 12.90% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 08/21/2014 |
Fairsing Vineyard is managed sustainably in Oregon's Yamhill-Carlton American Viticulture Area (AVA) with 38 acres of Pinot noir and two acres of Chardonnay in production. Fairsing Vineyard is a certified member of the Low Input Viticulture and Enology (LIVE) Association, the Salmon Safe program and the American Tree Farm System. No pesticides or persistent herbicides are utilized on our 170 acre site.
Our vineyard has a diverse ecosystem, including 80 acres dedicated to a Certified Family Forest. The site is a micro watershed with numerous streams supplying Chehalem Creek. Green reserves adjacent to the vineyard blocks are maintained to enhance biodiversity.
