The Eyrie Vineyards, “Trifolium”
The Eyrie Vineyards, “Trifolium”

The Eyrie Vineyards, “Trifolium”

Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States 2020 (750mL)
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The Eyrie Vineyards, “Trifolium”

Great producers make great wines in difficult vintages, and the degree of difficulty couldn’t get higher than what Eyrie and their Willamette Valley neighbors experienced in 2020: global pandemic; badly timed June rains that eventually caused a 60% reduction in yields; and then, in the fall, catastrophic wildfires in the Cascades. Eyrie’s Jason Lett and his team had to get creative, and the result is this lushly textured blend, “Trifolium,” truly a lemonade-from-lemons creation that combines Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Trousseau to delicious effect. And, to be clear, this wine includes Pinot Noir from all of Eyrie’s prized estate vineyards—Pinot Noir that normally would go into much-pricier single vineyard bottlings. Trifolium represents the best of what was available in Eyrie’s five estate vineyards, and in the end, it delivers incredible value-for-dollar. There’s a lot of wine in this bottle!

The Eyrie Vineyards, “Trifolium”
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United States

Washington

Columbia Valley

Like many Washington wines, the “Columbia Valley” indication only tells part of the story: Columbia Valley covers a huge swath of Central
Washington, within which are a wide array of smaller AVAs (appellations).

Oregon

Willamette Valley

Oregon’s Willamette Valley has become an elite winegrowing zone in record time. Pioneering vintner David Lett, of The Eyrie Vineyard, planted the first Pinot Noir in the region in 1965, soon to be followed by a cadre of forward-thinking growers who (correctly) saw their wines as America’s answer to French
Burgundies. Today, the Willamette
Valley is indeed compared favorably to Burgundy, Pinot Noir’s spiritual home. And while Pinot Noir accounts for 64% of Oregon’s vineyard plantings, there are cool-climate whites that must not be missed.

California

Santa Barbara

Among the unique features of Santa Barbara County appellations like Ballard Canyon (a sub-zone of the Santa Ynez Valley AVA), is that it has a cool, Pacific-influenced climate juxtaposed with the intense luminosity of a southerly
latitude (the 34th parallel). Ballard Canyon has a more north-south orientation compared to most Santa Barbara AVAs, with soils of sandy
clay/loam and limestone.

California

Paso Robles

Situated at an elevation of 1,600 feet, it is rooted in soils of sandy loam and falls within the Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA.

New York

North Fork

Wine growers and producers on Long Island’s North Fork have traditionally compared their terroir to that of Bordeaux and have focused on French varieties such as Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

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