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The Vineyards

Adam Campbell in the vineyardElk Cove Vineyards uses sustainable agricultural practices on all its vineyards, and all fruit is hand harvested.

Producing Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs since 1979

Just 20 of the 180 planted acres at our vineyard locations are selected for Elk Cove's Single Vineyard wines. These particular sites consistently give us the material proven to make outstanding wines.

We hold yields to under two tons per acre using severe pruning, shoot thinning, and green harvesting techniques.

Windhill Vineyard

 

Elk Cove's Windhill Vineyard

  • Pommard clone
  • Planted in 1974, purchased by Elk Cove in 1996
  • Red-shot volcanic soils (Laurelwood) on very well drained gentle south-facing slopes
  • Planted 7' x 7'
  • Farmed using organic practices since 1999
 

La Bohème Vineyard

  • A proprietary selection of cuttings from the original Pommard planting on the Estate
  • Planted in 1985
  • Very deep and well drained Willakenzie soils, consisting of silty loam (decaying basalt on old ocean bottom)
  • Planted 3' x 8' and 6' x 8' on very steep south-facing slopes
  • Elevation ranges from 550' to 800'
  • Farmed using sustainable practices
Elk Cove's La Boheme Vineyard

Roosevelt Vineyard

 
Elk Cove's Roosevelt Vineyard
  • A further selection of Pommard clone cuttings from the La Bohème Vineyard
  • Planted in 1993
  • Soils are well-drained silty loam (Willakenzie)
  • Planted 3'x 8' on steep south-facing slopes overlooking Williams Canyon
  • Single-caned trellising -- always thinned to one cluster per shoot
  • Farmed using organic practices since 2004
 

Mt. Richmond Vineyard

  • 4th generation improved plant material (ECV Estate > La Boheme > Roosevelt > Mount Richmond), and all Pommard clone
  • Planted in 1996
  • Soils are well-drained silty loam (Willakenzie)
  • Planted in a high-density format (2,100 vpa), similar to Roosevelt
  • 300-500 feet elevation, which allows for earlier ripening
  • This vineyard was planted to emulate the wine quality from sites such as our esteemed Roosevelt vineyard
Elk Cove's Mt. Richmond Vineyard

Five Mountain Vineyard

 
Elk Cove's Five Mountain Vineyard
  • Pommard clone
  • Planted in 1978, purchased by Elk Cove in 2005
  • Red-shot volcanic soils (Laurelwood) set on a steep southeast slope in the Chehalem Mountains AVA, overlooking “five mountains” in the Cascade Range
  • Planted 5' x 9'
  • Elevation ranges from 450' to 600'
  • Farmed using sustainable practices

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27751 NW Olson Road . Gaston, OR 97119
Phone (877) ELK-COVE . Fax (503) 985-3525
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