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Alloro Vineyard's winemaker has the experience of over 20 Oregon vintages, a dedication to artisan winemaking, and a state-of-the-art vineyard; qualities that make this a winery to watch. The 2003 Alloro Pinot noir shows all the signs of careful vineyard management and skilled winemaking. In a tough vintage, the wine delivers big fruit forward flavors balanced by a core of dark berry fruit, oak, toast, and toasted espresso, boding well for cellaring 2-5 years. 65% of the fruit came from the Alloro Estate Vineyard, 20% from 33 year old Sunnyside Vineyard in Turner, OR. The wine was aged in 25% new oak for 11 months. A very impressive entry in the 2003 Oregon Pinot noir vintage and a winery with tremendous promise. 680 cases were produced, The Vineyard and Winery Alloro, Italian for laurel, is a small winery that crafts entirely Estate grown Pinot noirs. It is located on the southwest slope of the Chehalem Mountains, north west of Chehalem and Rex Hill Wineries. Alloro's team includes owner David Nemarnik, winemaker Don Kautzner (winemaker at Adesheim for 20 years), and vineyard foreman David Lopez. Alloro's vineyard is planted to Pinot noir Dijon Clones 114, 667, and 777, as well as Pommard vines. The vineyard was planted using vigor inhibiting rootstocks, matched to the Laurelwood soil type, producing smaller, more intensely flavored berries. The winery was designed and built as a gravity feed facility to maximize the gentle handling of grapes that is essential to producing fine Pinot noirs.
The vineyard is managed according to LIVE certification practices and the utmost attention is paid to the maintenance of the health of the soil and the vineyard. Alloro Wines
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