The Wine

In the 1970s, on Worden Hill Road, Pinot noir was planted on its “own roots,” eschewing the disease-resistant rootstock used by all today. This is true of our estate vineyard, the original Dundee Hills Vineyard planted between 1974 and 1976. Through meticulous farming of our estate vineyard (Demeter Biodynamic®–certified) four acres of those own-rooted Pinot noir vines, planted to the Pommard and Dijon 115 selections, thrive and are the source of our 2019 cuvée.

However, this year, we couldn't help but introduce our favorite barrel of the vintage, off the vineyard from a block of Dijon 667 planted in 2000, to our final blend for our Auction lot. Élevage for both lots was 16 months in neutral barrels. Splendid on their own, exquisite together.

Learn more about this lot during Preview Week (July 26–30) when winemaker Bill Sweat will present this wine during a virtual tasting session on July 30. Register here.

The Winery

Winderlea Vineyard & Winery is a boutique winery specializing in the production of small lots of Pinot noir and Chardonnay. Established in 2005 by winegrowers Bill Sweat and Donna Morris, Winderlea purchased the original Dundee Hills Vineyard, a 20-acre property, planted in the 1970s. Winderlea is obsessed with producing its wines and running its business as sustainably as possible. Winderlea is one of only 60 Demeter Certified Biodynamic® vineyards in the United States. Winderlea was also one of the first five wineries globally to achieve B Corp Certification, demonstrating its commitment to sustainable practices in all of its business.

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The producing winery currently has distribution in the below listed countries and states. A list of distributors is available upon request.
CA: ON, QC
UK
USA: AL, CA, DC, GA, IL, KS, MA, MD, ME, MT, NY, OR, RI, SC, VT, WA