Wine Description
As One is the estate gathered into a single bottle - a dry, estate-grown Willamette Valley Pinot Noir bringing three soils and three vineyard blocks together. Dark cherry, ripe plum, fennel pollen, and dusty minerality are framed by firm, upright tannins and a long, clean finish - structured rather than plush, with the estate speaking in one composed voice.
Naming Inspiration
Inspired by the closing refrain on Nirvana's "All Apologies," As One is a Willamette Valley Pinot Noir that reflects the estate coming together - three soils, three vineyard blocks, and four clonal selections resolving into a single voice.
Studio Notes
- From the Vineyard: Estate Pinot Noir from three distinct parts of Compris Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA: Block 5, planted in 2014 on marine sedimentary soil; Block 1, planted in 2000 on volcanic Jory soil; and Block 4, planted in 2011 on windblown loess. The blocks range from approximately 300 to 500 feet elevation. The final blend is 40% Pommard, 30% clone 667, 25% clone 115, and 5% Dick's 95. LIVE Certified and farmed with organic and biodynamic principles.
- In the Cellar: The fruit was fully destemmed and received a three-day cold soak before native fermentation. Twice-daily pumpovers through dryness kept extraction measured and even. The wine aged for 10 months in French oak, including two 600-liter Billon puncheons, with 22% new oak.
- Tech at a glance: Harvested September 7-8, 2023, 23.3° Brix, 12.9% alc, TA 4.6 g/L, pH 3.70, 0 g/L residual sugar 0 g/L, 340 cases produced
Tasting Notes
Style at a glance: Dry; Medium-bodied; Firm, upright tannins; Long, clean finish
Aroma: Blue and red fruit, dark cherry, ripe plum, Florence fennel, fennel pollen, and dusty, chalky minerality
Palate: A dark fruit core leads into ripe plum and savory fennel, held within a firm, youthful frame. Upright tannins give the wine structure, while a dusty mineral note carries through the long, clean finish.
Pairs well with: Roast duck, lamb chops, pork tenderloin, wild mushroom pasta, cedar-plank salmon, and aged cheeses.
Open it for: A dinner built around roasted meat or mushrooms, or whenever you want Pinot Noir with darker fruit, savory detail, and a firmer frame.
Bottle Details
Release Date
September 2025
Alcohol %
12.9%
AVA
Chehalem Mountains
Reviews
“So lively, fresh and mouthwatering, offering brilliant cherry flavors and a snappy texture of good acidity and fine-grained tannins. Deep, too, as the black cherry, blackcurrant and black tea flavors broaden on the palate and linger in the finish. It is light-bodied, just 12.9% alcohol, yet overflowing with flavor. Drink or hold. Jim Gordon, Executive Editor”
“At first, As One's solo aroma is the cool, damp earth of an old-fashioned root cellar. After a few swirls of the glass, a combination of black cherry and rosemary emerges. Juicy acidity makes it easy to take sip after sip, as the wine's boysenberry, dark chocolate and herb flavors coat the palate. — Michael Alberty”
