2021 Brittan "Basalt Block" Pinot Noir, McMinnville AVA, Wilamette Valley, Oregon, USAABOUT THIS WINE The Basalt Block, a seven acre south facing bowl at the heart of our hillside vineyard, is planted primarily to Pinot noir selections 777 and Pommard. This part of the vineyard has the most exposure to the ancient, fractured marine basalts that underlie the entire property. Direct interaction between vine roots and base geology produces the truest expression of site: in our case, savory, mineral driven, red fruited wines with

the winemakers work with terroir-expressive vineyards

Bernard gets the opportunity to purchase the neighbor of Delamotte

gravelly red clay and sandy limestone

when the parish priest organized 19 struggling growers to make wine communally

including Guigne Chèvre

” They believe that for anyone attempting to make fine wine

15 months in 100-year-old foudre

Pierre-Jean has taken up the reins and seems to be intent on following the family's somewhat idiosyncratic

a climat located in the prestigious Côte de Nuits of Burgundy

with a prolonged aging period on the lees

Guy’s two sons took over in 1974

go into the Cuvée Tardive bottling