September A-list Releases
2018 Arcus Pinot Noir – All A-list members
Arcus, meaning ‘bow’ in Latin, describes our 39 acre estate vineyard that wraps around both sides of a small valley in the heart of the Dundee Hills. Arcus Vineyard is the oldest vineyard of the Archery Summit estates, planted in 1973. Rocky and technically challenging, it offers a singular sense of grandeur that tends to rub off on its vineyard-designate wines.
With strawberry rhubarb driving the nose and a palate made of raspberry and currant, the 2018 Arcus Pinot Noir is tied tightly to the red end of the fruit spectrum.
2018 Red Hills Estate and Summit Exclusive
Our Red Hills Estate is a 23 acre vineyard in the Dundee Hills AVA. This gentle, south-facing slope ranges in elevation from 360 to 570 feet and is composed of basaltic Jory soil. Vines here range from 20 year-old selfrooted Pommard clones planted to 800 vines per acre, to Dijon clones planted to 4,800 vines per acre. Farming is meticulous and detailed, utilizing sustainable practices. Relatively warm and wonderfully consistent, Red Hills Vineyard is rooted to a gentle slope on the north end of the Dundee Hills.
An incredible 2018 vintage magnifies all the qualities we appreciate most about the Red Hills Vineyard of Archery Summit. Cocoa, lavender,
candied black cherry, rose, and ripe strawberry coalesce atop a savory, soil and- mineral-driven nose.
2016 Red Hills Estate and Summit Exclusive
Our 2016 Red Hills Vineyard Pinot Noir is graceful and seductive, inviting further contemplation with hints of dried Porcini, blood orange, fresh
mulberry, and black tea leaves. Plush flavors of ripe blueberry and black raspberry are laid overtop a distinct note of freshly tilled sweet earth.
The lengthy and elegant finish is highlighted by a touch of Douglass fir and freshly baked mushroom tart.
