Phelps Creek Vineyard
& Winery
Phelps Creek wines are
made from Phelps Creek Vineyard and other Oregon
vineyard fruit. The winemaker is Peter Rosback,
the owner is Robert Morus.
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Made by Peter Rosback of Sineann for Phelps. Phelps Creek's finest Pinot Noir from the oldest vines of their Hood River vineyard. Dark cherry and ripe blueberry notes fuse with rich tobacco tones and the vineyard's distinctive underlying mineralit...read more
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Made by Peter Rosback of Sineann for Phelps. A blend of the best Pinots from the Columbia Gorge AVA. A richly perfumed nose enchants with notes of raspberry, currants and violets. Medium body with modest oak. A lingering finish expresses earth and ri...read more
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A nouveau style Pinot noir ideal for summer. Delicious aromas of fresh raspberries and hints of smoke. The Le Petit is bright yet creamy, offering brambly red and black fruit that lasts. Perfect for grilled salmon, or sipping on the deck. ...read more
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Clean, fresh with nary the touch of an oak barrel. Grown on the winery's Hood River Estate and fermented in stainless steel. The crisp citrus and tropical fruit flavors are complemented by great acid balance. Beautiful both as an aperitif and wit...read more
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Ripe tropical fruits suggest pineapple and Meyer lemons in the nose. The Dijon clone body is buff, but not brawny. The cool weather growing conditions make it more white Burgundy than Napa in style. A light mineral structure adds complexity. Good ...read more
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Phelps Creek Vin Dore Dessert Wine 07
Price: $24.95
$22.45 - Any 12 bottles
- regular size (375 or 750 ml)
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Phelps Creek Vin Dore 07 (golden wine) was produced by drying. Grapes from Washington's Oak Ridge Vineyard were picked very ripe before placing on racks to partially dry, intensifying their flavors resulting to make a complex and exotically aromatic...read more
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Phelps Creek Brimstone Red 06 has a secret following, but the wine is getting so much PR, it's going to sell quickly.
Wine & Spirits put in its list of the "Top 100 BWine Buys of the Year", and said: "Earthy scents of dark red and black fruits mi...read more
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MORE INFORMATION
Phelps Creek Vineyard
& Winery
Phelps Creek wines are
made from Phelps Creek Vineyard and other Oregon
vineyard fruit. The winemaker is Peter Rosback,
the owner is Robert Morus.
The Columbia Gorge
AVA is really hitting its stride and grower
Bob Morus’ vineyard
is among the best in the Hood River Valley.
The cool marine weather from the Oregon coast
and valley meets the warm desert air over the
Hood River valley making for a unique cool
weather climate perfect for apples, pears and
grapes. Bob’s vineyard is
on the west side of the valley that in years
past, the pear growers avoided due to the poor
soils. Those soils happened to be just
perfect for growing grapes. Seventy five
feet of volcanic loam, called Oak Grove Loam
make up the majority of the soil, mixed in
with a fair amount of clay. Not a rock
in sight though.
Fifteen of the
60 acres were planted in 1990 with a combination
of Pommard and Dijon clone Pinot noir and
four acres of Chardonnay. An
underlying minerality is a hallmark of this
vineyard in both Pinot noir and Chardonnay. Rosback
has Morus crop Sineann’s Pinot noir blocks
to a ton and a half per acre, which results
in a concentrated wine with notes of blue fruit,
dark cherry and a coco/tobacco notes. The
Chardonnay, cropped to two tons per acre, when
fermented in stainless steel has a bright Myers
lemon quality to it and when oaked, tropical
pineapple notes although Rosback has almost
completely forsaken barrel aged Chardonnay
in favor of 100% stainless steel renditions. Recently
fifteen acres have been leased in adjoining
land taking the vineyard to 30 planted acres.
When the Willamette
Valley was hammered with hot weather in 2003
or wet weather in 2005, the Hood River Valley
and the Columbia Gorge AVA continued to produce
stellar and consistent fruit that rivals
the Willamette Valley. Keep
an eye on this AVA as the wines coming out
of this area will only continue to improve.
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