Abbott Claim Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton District 2018 750 ML

Abbott Claim was developed in 2001 and named after an Oregon pioneer of the name John F. Abbott who, in 1855, settled on this hillside now known as the Savannah Ridge. A terroir of singular personality, this ridge is made of ancient marine sedimentary bedrock; sandstone that built at the bottom of the North Pacific Ocean over the last 200 million years and was uplifted onto the continent some 40-50 million years ago, making for soils that are remarkably poor and well drained. Our efforts there are not solely directed at the vines, but at the property?s ecosystem as a whole. We watch its constitutive elements – plants, animals, fungi, rocks, soil microbiome – and gently support their interactions, aiming at providing the vines with as much of a rich, complex, balanced and resilient environment as we can. We do not irrigate but farm organically, while also applying some biodynamic principles.