J. Christopher Pinot Noir Volcanique 2016
The new Volcaniquebottling is sourced from our favorite volcanic soil vineyards in the Dundee Hills AVA. Home to the first Pinot Noir vines ever planted in Oregon, the Dundee Hills are iconic and established the Willamette Valley as a serious wine region. The deep, well-drained, volcanic Jory clay soil gives us beautifully savory wines with purity and a finely focused structure.
| Country | America |
|---|---|
| Region | Oregon |
| Appellation | Dundee Hills |
| Winery | J. Christopher |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Color | Red |
| Varietal(s) | 100% Pinot Noir |
The new Volcaniquebottling is sourced from our favorite volcanic soil vineyards in the Dundee Hills AVA. Home to the first Pinot Noir vines ever planted in Oregon, the Dundee Hills are iconic and established the Willamette Valley as a serious wine region. The deep, well-drained, volcanic Jory clay soil gives us beautifully savory wines with purity and a finely focused structure.
| Country | America |
|---|---|
| Region | Oregon |
| Appellation | Dundee Hills |
| Winery | J. Christopher |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Color | Red |
| Varietal(s) | 100% Pinot Noir |
| Closure | Natural Cork |
|---|---|
| Volume | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Product Code | 2096716 |
| UPC | 8-10404-02058-6 |
Winery Description
J. Christopher is owned by Ernst “Erni” Loosen, the internationally acclaimed winemaker behind Germany’s Dr. Loosen and Villa Wolf estates. Erni has a lifelong passion for Pinot Noir, and he recognized in the early 1990s that there was something very special going on here in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. He became an avid collector of Oregon Pinot Noir, visiting the state often and establishing his U.S. import company here in 2003.
Erni was particularly drawn to the wines of J. Christopher. Here, he saw, was a New World wine made in the unhurried Old World style with finesse, a clear expression of terroir, and excellent aging potential. A collaboration soon followed with a finely selected, high-end Pinot that Erni named Appassionata, after the Beethoven piano sonata. A few vintages later, Erni cemented his investment in Oregon by purchasing 40 acres on Chehalem Mountain in Newberg, planting the Appassionata Vineyard, and building the winery where we continue to produce Appassionata and J. Christopher wines today.