Our estate GSM is a vintage snapshot of the red varieties planted across our vineyard. Each cultivar is fermented and aged separately in mostly neutral French oak, using natural methods with only minimal sulfur additions.
Johan Vineyard is the only other vineyard from which Cowhorn receives fruit, aside from our own. Owned and managed by the same family as Cowhorn, we consider it, in essence, our second estate vineyard. Our goal is to craft a Pinot Noir from this exceptional Willamette Valley site in our own style and with clear intention, having selected specific vineyard parcels that inspire us. We collaborate on farming decisions, determine the optimal pick dates, and transport the fruit to Cowhorn, where the wine is made.
Every vintage, we attempt to assemble a small bottling of Syrah from throughout our vineyard that most expresses the potential of this unique site: a Syrah with intriguing dark fruit, enticing floral highs and rich savory aromatic undertones, and a mouthful that balances weight and finesse.
At the start, there are aromas of anise, dusty sugar, and blackberries. Next, flavors of spicy cardamom and anise, blackberry and dark cherries concentrate on the palate.
The 2019 Moonraker is full of bright, early season blackberries, raspberry sauce, and kirsch on the nose, along with marionberry preserves, vanilla cream, and red-fleshed plum in the mouth.
This wine offers aromas of ripe red plum, red cassis, white pepper, herbs de Provence, and dried blueberries, with a firm but sweetly textured mouthfeel. The palate continues with an array of red summer berries, cacao nibs, and dried crushed flowers.
Every vintage, we attempt to assemble a small bottling of Syrah from throughout our vineyard that most expresses the potential of this unique site: a Syrah with exceptional purity of fruit, textural depth, vivid acidity, exceptional length, and the promise of aging thoughtfully.
The aromas of this dark wine are of violets, dark plum, wild huckleberry, fine cacao, and grilled meats. Ripe red cherries, raspberries and plums evolve in the glass, with subtle mahogany, sage, and vanilla to accompany.
