A New Hierarchy ☀️

After many years of chasing these grapes, a change in ownership gave me an incredible opportunity. I had lusted after the historic fruit from Deux Vert Vineyard for years. I knew the history well as I know the man who planted this vineyard. When a plant reaches 25+ years in age it really begins to reveal itself and its surroundings. For the 2019 vintage, these vines hit the 23 year mark. We are just now peering into a window of incredible possibility. I am grateful for the opportunity to chaperone this wine into its early adulthood.

Our label is artwork created by the talented Leonid Ilyukhin. This is a massive (14 ft x 6.5 ft) oil painting on canvas. It was his final version of his diploma project in order to graduated from the prestigious Glazunov Academy of Fine Arts in Moscow, Russia. This is what Leonid writes:
”The title is "Apollo and Dionysus". The subject is based on a philosophical and literary concept of the Apollonian and Dionysian introduced by Nietzsche in his 1872 work "The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music". Following the concept, Apollo is a god of rational thinking, logic and order while Dionysus is a god of irrationality, emotions and chaos. So, I decided to depict Apollo surrounded by the muses and Dionysus followed by satyrs and maenads. The central figure in a red cloak is a symbolic image of a man, making a choice between these rival deities.”

Thank you, Leonid for allowing us to further share your artwork !

WINE INFO

APPELLATION:               Willamette Valley AVA
VINTAGE:                         2019
GRAPE VARIETIES:       100% Syrah
ESTATE GROWN:           No, purchased grapes
VINEYARD SOURCE:     Deux Vert Vineyard
VINEYARD AGE:             23 Years
DRY FARMED:                 Yes
OWN ROOTED:               No, Grafted Vines
SOIL TYPE:                       Woodburn
ELEVATION:                     400 feet (122 meters)
HARVEST DATE:           October xx, 2019
HARVEST METHOD:       Hand Harvested
BRIX AT HARVEST:         22.1
SKIN CONTACT:               14 Days
CHAPTALIZATION:         No
FERMENTATION:             Ambient Yeast
MATURATION VESSEL:     Neutral French Oak
ALCOHOL (by volume):    11.65%
SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO₂):   22mg/L
ACIDITY SCALE (pH):        
TOTAL ACIDITY:                   g/L
FINING AGENT:                    Unfined (Vegan)
BOTTLE SIZE:                        750ml & 1.5L
CLOSURE TYPE:                  FineCorkX (99.99% TCA free)
FILTRATION:                         Unfiltered
HAND BOTTLED:                 Yes
PRODUCTION:                     146 Cases
BOTTLING DATE:                September 8th, 2020
RELEASE DATE:                   December 1st, 2019