This bottling represents vineyard sources exclusively from within the McMinnville AVA. Made in very limited quantities, these “Origins” series wines are reflections of the personality-driven, regional characteristics from which they hail. This is the most westerly part of the northern Willamette Valley, dramatically positioned in the cooler climate foothills of the Coast Range. Here the soils are uplifted marine sediments layered over eroded basalt. Dark black fruits dominate the aromas, with slightly animal character, earth, clay, dark chocolate and subtle, sweet cassis overtones. Completely mouth-filling and saturating on the palate, displaying the dark fruit and cassis profile, with more spice and earth, tannins and acid both noteworthy as structural components, but never drying or out of balance. Powerful and long on the finish with hints of vanilla bean as is lingers long, built for aging.