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Collectors Club
Library Treasures & Small Lot Pinot Noirs
RESERVE PINOT NOIR
We only make a Reserve in exceptional years, selecting less than 1% of our Pinot Noir to make the best wine we can imagine, balancing diverse components from our best vineyard blocks. This wine is crafted from three barrels from our Roosevelt Vineyard, two from our Clay Court Vineyard, and four from our Mount Richmond West Vineyard.
Willamette Valley AVA
Barrel Treatment: 10 months in French oak
Total case production: 192
TASTING NOTES
Opening with cherry pie, black plum and cinnamon on the nose, this seamless wine carries intense flavors of cherry, blackberry and dusty tannin cocoa with finely integrated leather, fresh marjarom and tobacco on the finish.
GOODRICH PINOT NOIR
Goodrich is a 21 acre vineyard outside the town of Yamhill on the same marine sedimentary soil as our Winery Estate and Mount Richmond Vineyards. Planted to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in a high-density format, we purchased Goodrich in 2014 and continue to be impressed by the quality of fruit from this young vineyard.
Willakenzie Soil. Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Pommard clones
290 feet elevation. Best opened 2022-2032
Barrel Treatment: 10 months in French oak
Total case production: 527 cases
TASTING NOTES
This wine opens with sweet black plum and dark cherry fruit, its confectionary quality tempered by black tea, nutmeg and chicory. Generously structured with a pleasant lift, it finishes with notes of black licorice and vanilla.
LA BOHÈME PINOT NOIR
Named for the Elk Cove founders’ favorite opera, La Bohème was planted in 1985 with cuttings from our original 1974 Pommard clone Pinot Noir. At 800 feet elevation, it’s one of the highest vineyards in the Willamette Valley, giving it stunning views of the Coast Range Mountains and a long, slow growing season perfect for complex flavors.
Willakenzie Soil. Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Pommard clones
800 feet elevation. Best opened 2019-2029
Barrel Treatment: 10 months in French oak
Total case production: 705 cases
TASTING NOTES
Big, dark cherry and chocolate shavings lead into violet, cola and leather on the nose, followed by a rich palate of more cherry, black walnut, and rosemary. Dense and lingering, powerful yet silky.
Enthusiast Club
Current Vintage Red & White Mix
PINOT GRIS
Hand-harvested from our hillside vineyards, Pinot Gris has long been a focus at Elk Cove. Our Winery Estate Vineyard boasts some of the oldest Pinot Gris vines in Oregon, dating back to 1985.
Willamette Valley AVA
Whole cluster pressed & cold fermented in small stainless steel tanks
Total case production: 23,900 cases
TASTING NOTES
Nectarine, ginger and citrus peel aromatics lead to a synchronous palate that’s rounded and full with fresh flavors of sliced peach complemented by a savory note of cantaloupe and prosciutto.
LA BOHÈME PINOT NOIR PINOT NOIR
Named for the Elk Cove founders’ favorite opera, La Bohème was planted in 1985 with cuttings from our original 1974 Pommard clone Pinot Noir. At 800 feet elevation, it’s one of the highest vineyards in the Willamette Valley, giving it stunning views of the Coast Range Mountains and a long, slow growing season perfect for complex flavors.
Willakenzie Soil. Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Pommard clones
800 feet elevation. Best opened 2023-2033
Barrel Treatment: 10 months in French oak
Total case production: 283 cases
TASTING NOTES
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ROOSEVELT PINOT NOIR
Named for our local subspecies of elk, Roosevelt was planted in 1993 and is our most prized vineyard site. A four-acre high-density (2100 vines per acre) planting situated just south of the winery, Roosevelt’s south-facing hillside slopes to a steep precipice overlooking the magnificent Williams Canyon.
Willakenzie Soil. Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Pommard clones
700 feet elevation. Best opened 2023-2034
Barrel Treatment: 10 months in French oak
Total case production: 396 cases
TASTING NOTES
With brooding dark cherry, pink peppercorn and pipe tobacco aromatics, this wine is concentrated and full with Italian plum, blackberry bramble and ripe raspberry on the palate alongside savory notes of clove, dark chocolate and orange pekoe tea.
WINDHILL PINOT NOIR
Elk Cove has a long history with Windhill Vineyard. We made our very first single vineyard Pinot Noir from this hillside vineyard in 1979. Farmed completely organically since Elk Cove acquired it in 1999, Windhill is a cool site whose slow ripening leads to unique spice components in Pinot Noir.
Laurelwood soil. Tualatin Hills AVA
Best opened 2023-2033
Barrel Treatment: 10 months in French oak
Total case production: 214 cases
TASTING NOTES
Open aromatics of blackberry, cedar and black pepper introduce a richly textured wine that evokes the forest with wild plum and black cherry alongside wafts of nutmeg and vanilla.
MOUNT RICHMOND CHARDONNAY
Our Chardonnay is hand-picked, then gently whole-cluster pressed to avoid bitterness. The juice is fermented in large puncheons and a mix of neutral and new oak barrels. We age in barrel for a full 12 months with some stirring on the lees after malolactic fermentation. This is our classic take on Chardonnay, one of the original varietals we planted in 1974 and grew for over 20 years.
Willakenzie Soil. Yamhill-Carlton AVA
300-500 feet elevation
TASTING NOTES
Scents of lemon meringue pie and ginger introduce a wine equally creamy and juicy with ripe pear, clementine and honeydew melon moving into vibrant citrus peel and ginger on the flinty finish.
CLAY COURT PINOT NOIR
The gentle southeast-facing slopes of Clay Court lay in the picturesque Parrett Mountain area. Its dark red Jory soil brings out signature red fruit components in Pinot Noir. Home to Elk Cove’s founders, Pat and Joe Campbell, just outside their door is the namesake tennis court and their enormous vegetable garden.
Jory Soil, Chehalem Mountain AVA
450-600 feet elevation. Best opened 2023-2033
Barrel Treatment: 10 months in French oak
Total case production: 278 cases
TASTING NOTES
With aromatics of cherry pie and clove, this wine opens bright and juicy. Its concentrated pie cherry and cranberry flavors lead into dusty tannins and a pithy finish of candied orange and cola.
Classic (OR/WA) Club
Current Vintage Red & White Mix (View Past Club Releases)
ROOSEVELT PINOT NOIR
Named for our local subspecies of elk, Roosevelt was planted in 1993 and is our most prized vineyard site. A four-acre high-density (2100 vines per acre) planting situated just south of the winery, Roosevelt’s south-facing hillside slopes to a steep precipice overlooking the magnificent Williams Canyon.
Willakenzie Soil. Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Pommard clones
700 feet elevation. Best opened 2023-2034
Barrel Treatment: 10 months in French oak
Total case production: 396 cases
TASTING NOTES
With brooding dark cherry, pink peppercorn and pipe tobacco aromatics, this wine is concentrated and full with Italian plum, blackberry bramble and ripe raspberry on the palate alongside savory notes of clove, dark chocolate and orange pekoe tea.
PINOT GRIS
Hand-harvested from our hillside vineyards, Pinot Gris has long been a focus at Elk Cove. Our Winery Estate Vineyard boasts some of the oldest Pinot Gris vines in Oregon, dating back to 1985.
Willamette Valley AVA
Whole cluster pressed & cold fermented in small stainless steel tanks
Total case production: 23,900 cases
TASTING NOTES
Nectarine, ginger and citrus peel aromatics lead to a synchronous palate that’s rounded and full with fresh flavors of sliced peach complemented by a savory note of cantaloupe and prosciutto.
Sparkling Club
Current Vintage Sparkling Wines
MOUNT RICHMOND BRUT
Our Mount Richmond Brut is cool-fermented in neutral French oak puncheons using a traditional Champagne yeast. We put 40% of this wine through malolactic fermentation to lessen acidity and lend a creamy texture to the wine.
Willakenzie Soil. Yamhill-Carlton AVA
56% Pinot Noir, 44% Chardonnay
Residual Sugar 2.5 g/L
TASTING NOTES
Fine bubbles and pale gold color complement wafts of fresh cream, brioche and lemon curd, while the creamy, layered palate presents underripe raspberry, guava and grapefruit pith alongside threads of nutmeg and dried ginger.
LA BOHÈME BRUT ROSÉ
Our La Bohème Brut Rosé is a traditional method sparkling wine fermented in steel tanks to retain its fruit-forward aromatics. At 800 feet elevation, La Bohème Vineyard experiences the slow ripening ideal for intensity of fruit in Pinot Noir.
Willakenzie Soil. Yamhill-Carlton AVA
100% Pinot Noir
Residual Sugar 4.4 g/L
TASTING NOTES
Pale sunset in color, the small, lively bubbles accompany sweet aromas of freshly baked scones, cherry pie with hints of clove. The seamless palate is lush and fruit-forward with pie cherry, underripe strawberry, and a zesty lemon meringue pie finish.
GOODRICH BLANC DE BLANCS
Our Goodrich Blanc de Blancs is cool-fermented in steel tanks using a traditional Champagne yeast to retain the bright freshness of a traditional Blanc de Blancs.
Willakenzie Soil. Yamhill-Carlton AVA
100% Chardonnay
Residual Sugar 3.2 g/L
TASTING NOTES
Pale gold with very small bubbles, the aromatics of dried apricot, shortbread and white flowers introduce a stony, opulent palate of pear, green apple and almond ending with honey and key lime pie on the zesty finish.
