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Et Fille is father Howard Mozeico and daughter Jessica Mozeico (Et Fille = "and daughter"). They are committed to producing small quantities of high-quality vineyard designate Pinot noir. Howard explained his inclination toward single-vineyard designates: "I find it amazing, interesting, and delicious that from the same grape variety, the same clone, made by the same winemaker, using the same barrels, you can enjoy instances - oops, a software term - that taste so different one from the other. And it is all because of the soil, the microclimate, the care taken in tending the vines, the age of the vines... It's fascinating to me." Et Fille Pinot noir from Et Fille Wines is an Avalon Wine favorite. Et Fille specializes in small lot Pinot noir from single vineyard sites. It's a father/daughter operation.
Et Fille wines are made from purchased fruit, yet the winemaking has a distinct quality all its own. Howard and his daughter Jessica have already, after three vintages, evolved a style of their own.
Et Fille's 2005 pinot noirs are just out. While they are no longer making a Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot, they have replaced it with an exciting lineup: Pinot noirs from Palmer Creek, Kalita, Elton, and Maresh Vineyards, and for the first time, a Willamette Valley Pinot noir made from a blend of the same vineyards.
Jessica and Howard, discussing their wines, say "we always deal in small lots of grapes (so that we can get just the clones we want), small fermentation lots (which gives us enhanced flexibility in our winemaking), and small French oak barrels (which can help in the wine's complexity). We always sort, punch-down, and top-off by hand, so that we are close to the wine every step along the way to the bottle." The Wines
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