2013 Historian Pinot Noir The Historian is a chronicle of each vintage. Like a page in a book, the Historian conveys what happened in the growing season. This vintage, 2013, is the story of a gamble. The weather was warm…
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2013 Diplomat Pinot Noir
2013 Diplomat Pinot Noir As in past vintages, the 2013 Diplomat is a blend of two vineyard sites: Beacon Hill and Barron Wahl vineyards. The plant parentage of the Diplomat is 100% Pommard clone of Pinot Noir. The fruit was…
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2012 Historian Pinot Noir
2012 Historian Pinot Noir In every vintage, I make the Historian to define the growing season. A long, warm summer made 2012 a year of distinction. The summer was dry with over three months without rain. The chemistry of the…
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2012 Diplomat Pinot Noir
2012 Diplomat Pinot Noir The 2012 Diplomat is a blend of two vineyard sites: Beacon Hill and Barron Wahl Vineyards. These grapes were picked at the beginning of the harvest season, which allowed for a wine with natural restraint. The…
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2011 Diplomat Pinot Noir
2011 Diplomat Pinot Noir The Diplomat is a blend of two vineyard sites in the Willamette Valley. The two vineyards are the Chehalem Mountain Vineyard, first planted in 1968, and Tuckwilla Vineyard, located in the Dundee Hills. These two lots…
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2010 Historian Pinot Noir
2010 Historian Pinot Noir The second installment of the Historian is a true classic. 2010 was a long cool vintage. The grapes struggled to achieve maturity and the sun hid for most of the summer. Flocks of hungry birds descended…
2010 Aristocrat Gewurztraminer
2010 Aristocrat Gewurztraminer Yes that is right, Idealist Wines has dry Gewurztraminer! In 2010 we seized the opportunity to buy some excellent organically grown Gewurztraminer grapes from Oak Ridge Vineyard. This fruit was top shelf, pampered, and high quality. Like…
2009 Historian Pinot Noir
2009 Historian Pinot Noir From bloom to glass every year is full of stories. As a winemaker, I must choose which tale to tell in each bottle. So I wait and let the wine show me its story. Some wines…
2009 Diplomat Pinot Noir
2009 Diplomat Pinot Noir The Diplomat is comprised of two vineyard sites in the Willamette Valley. The first, Mistletoe Vineyard is tucked into the hills behind Dallas Oregon. The second, Rodriguez Family Vineyard, is located in between McMinnville and Dundee…
2008 Idealist Pinot Noir
2008 Idealist Pinot Noir Achieving the Idealist was like rolling a dice ten times and getting a six on every roll. The regularity of it transcends luck. It was just destiny. From the Yamhill-Carlton district, the 2008 vintage achieved near…
