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Vineyard: Cherry Grove
| Owners | Bob Van Steenberg, Irene Van Steenberg, Mary Van Steenberg |
| Appellation | Yamhill-Carlton District |
| Story | 20-acre vineyard, located in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range in Gaston, Oregon, in the Yamhill-Carlton District AVA. 250 foot to 550 foot elevation, mostly Willakenzie and Melbourne soils, surrounded and protected by 30 acres of mature Douglas fir trees. Annual rainfall 30" and 2000 to 2400 heating degree day growing seasons. Managed by Stirling Fox. LIVE certified since 2007. Owners are Bob, Irene and Mary Van Steenberg. Grapes have been sold to Antica Terra, Roots and Division Winemaking Company. |
| Varieties | Pinot Noir |
Articles mentioning wines produced from this vineyard
Wineries sourcing from this vineyard
Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard
2007 Roots Crosshairs Cuvée Pinot Noir
13.5% alc., 275 cases,
$25. Sourced from Leroy Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA
and Cherry Grove Vineyard in the Yamhill-Carlton District AVA.
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Moderately light garnet color. The aromas explode in the glass over
time revealing black cherries, baking spices, herbs and forest floor.
Light in weight and elegant in style with an earthy undertone. Softly
textured with gossamer tannins and a good acid spine. A feminine styled wine
with enough cleavage to please.
Reviewed August 5, 2009
WINERY »
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2007 Antica Terra Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.5% alc., 1,270
cases, $46. Released April 1 2009.Packaged in a distinctive tall-necked
bottle. 53% Antica Terra Vineyard, 28% Shea Vineyard, 9% Cherry Grove
Vineyard, 9% Croft Vineyard. 91% de-stemmed without crushing.
Fermented in small, open-top fermenters with manual punch downs. Into
barrel using gravity flow with 27% press. Aged in 53% new French oak.
Unfined and unfiltered.
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Teasing aromas of berry tart and spiced raspberries with
a hint of pine tree. Tasty dark berry, black cherry and plum with nuances of
minerality, earthiness, seasoned oak, spice and musk, which come and go in the
glass. There might be some pheromones in there as well as I could not turn
away from the glass. This wine has plenty of richness to satisfy, but not in the über-rich mold of SQN. It is very
clean and silky with imperceptible tannins and impeccable balance. This beauty will hold your interest and is a
truly unique artisan Pinot Noir.
Reviewed August 5, 2009
WINERY »
ARTICLE »
2007 Roots Crosshairs Cuvée Pinot Noir
13.5% alc., 275 cases, $25. Sourced from Leroy Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA and Cherry Grove Vineyard in the Yamhill-Carlton District AVA. · Moderately light garnet color. The aromas explode in the glass over time revealing black cherries, baking spices, herbs and forest floor. Light in weight and elegant in style with an earthy undertone. Softly textured with gossamer tannins and a good acid spine. A feminine styled wine with enough cleavage to please. Reviewed August 5, 2009 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2007 Antica Terra Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.5% alc., 1,270 cases, $46. Released April 1 2009.Packaged in a distinctive tall-necked bottle. 53% Antica Terra Vineyard, 28% Shea Vineyard, 9% Cherry Grove Vineyard, 9% Croft Vineyard. 91% de-stemmed without crushing. Fermented in small, open-top fermenters with manual punch downs. Into barrel using gravity flow with 27% press. Aged in 53% new French oak. Unfined and unfiltered. · Teasing aromas of berry tart and spiced raspberries with a hint of pine tree. Tasty dark berry, black cherry and plum with nuances of minerality, earthiness, seasoned oak, spice and musk, which come and go in the glass. There might be some pheromones in there as well as I could not turn away from the glass. This wine has plenty of richness to satisfy, but not in the über-rich mold of SQN. It is very clean and silky with imperceptible tannins and impeccable balance. This beauty will hold your interest and is a truly unique artisan Pinot Noir. Reviewed August 5, 2009 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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