Given to Fly is reserve Pinot from the most complete Block 1 barrels of 2023. The season stayed classic and even, giving us extra hang time without excess sugar, so the reserve lots carried both depth and brightness. A small whole cluster inclusion lifts the aromatics, while the four barrel élevage keeps the profile focused and deliberate. It opens on black cherry and dark raspberry with cocoa and subtle coffee, then moves through firm but polished tannins into a finish that feels long, rising, and savory fruited.

Studio Notes
• From the vineyard: Compris Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains AVA, Block 1 (planted 2000), volcanic Jory soil, about 300-500 ft elevation, reserve blend 50% Pommard, 25% 115, 25% 777, LIVE certified, farmed with organic and biodynamic principles
• In the cellar: About 98% destemmed plus 2% whole cluster, 3 day cold soak, native yeast, pumpovers 2 times per day to dryness, 10 months French oak (4 barrels total), 25% new
• Tech at a glance: Harvested September 7 and 8, 2023, picked at 23.2° Brix, 13.0% alc, TA 4.6 g/L, pH 3.59, residual sugar 0 g/L (dry), 100 cases

Naming Inspiration
Given to Fly, Pearl Jam. Named for the reserve that carries itself upward, depth, then lift.