Ken Wright Cellars
Located in rural Carlton, Oregon, Ken Wright Cellars is devoted to single vineyard Pinot Noir that showcase the terroir of some of the Willamette Valley's top vineyards. Assiduous attention is paid to optimal site selection and vineyard health. Source is everything. When you work with great sites, great things can happen. These great things cannot happen without a commitment by the Vineyard owner to the health of the vineyard and extremely low crop levels that ensure intensity of aroma, flavor and texture. Certain things in this world are better left alone. Minimal handling of the wine is essential to preserve what it is, a gift of nature. This winemaking philosophy defines Ken Wright Cellars. Ken Wright is very active in local charities and was instrumental in organizing the six new American Viticultural Areas that define the Northern Willamette Valley. Ken wrote the proposition for the Yamhill-Carlton AVA and served as the association's first President.
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| Website | www.kenwrightcellars.com/ |
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| Address | 236 N Kutch St., Carlton, OR 97111 |
| Wine Maker | Ken Wright |
| Country | America |
| Region | Oregon |
| Appellation | Willamette Valley, Columbia Gorge, Dundee Hills, McMinnville District, Yamhill-Carlton |
From this Winery
The Ken Wright Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is a representation of many of our single vineyard Pinot noir sites in one bottle. This new
vintage boasts true Oregon elegance. A balanced purity of black cherry, red plum and cranberry are enveloped by hints of gingercake, orange zest and cedar.
This marriage of Freedom Hill and Meredith Mitchell provides tremendous complexity and vibrant minerality.
The Celilo Vineyard is a unique vineyard situated on a 1,000 foot bluff overlooking the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. It lies on the south face of Mount Underwood, which is currently an inactive volcano. The soil is pulverized basalt, extremely porous and loose, which promotes deep rooting. The vineyard was planted in 1983 using Wente clone. Unlike the Chardonnay grown in the hot eastern desert of Washington, this is a much cooler site. As a result, the fruit retains more acidity and the wine displays a clean mineral character with an expansive texture.
Canary Hill Vineyard
Winemakers comments: Fruit Focused
Light tannins and bright acidity. Red and blue fruit - juicy red plum, pie cherry, and marionberry.
Artwork shows Dick and Nancy Daniel (original owners) planting the vineyard in 1983
Black cherry, chocolate and leather aromatics. More tannin than most of our sites along with good acidity. This structure provides for effortless aging. Bright plum, blueberry and cocoa on the palate. Eola Amity Hills AVA (volcanic). 1983 planting. Long term lease by Ken and Karen Wright.
Floral & Spice Focused Very forward & attractve in its youth with a depth of flavor - raspberry, mulberry combine with morel mushroom for an earthy & luscious mouth feel.
Complex flavors that mirror the nose and a forward mouthfeel with less acidity than the volcanic sites. Yamhill-Carlton AVA (sedimentary). 1999 planting. Owned by Ken and Karen Wright.
Floral & Spice Focused Blue & red fruits of blueberry and raspberry with delicate anise and cola notes.
Opulent texture and a luscious mouth feel.