2023 Pinot Gris

How we make our Pinot Gris

All the fruit for Pike Road Pinot Gris is hand-picked and gently pressed. The juice is then cold fermented in small stainless steel tanks to preserve its delicate aromatics and finished with a screw cap so that it tastes as fresh as the day it was bottled.

Pike Road Pinot Gris is made from 100% Willamette Valley fruit. It is sourced from a combination of our estate vineyards and fruit grown by our longtime, trusted partners in the Willamette Valley. This “multi-vineyard” approach results in a more complex, flavorful wine. It's a Pinot Gris with character and complexity! 

The 2023 Vintage

A whirlwind of a vintage, in 2023 September rains slowed the pace of harvest, bringing relief to our crew and vineyard partners and enhancing hang-time. Our growing season started slow with a late bud break, followed by steady ripening during a classic Oregon summer with warm days and cool nights, punctuated by one August heat spike. The welcome September rains gave our vineyard sites the hang time they needed for slower ripening and intense flavor development. Fruit arrived from our 20+ vineyard partners from September 15th through October 6th in beautiful condition with smaller-than-average yields. Expect intense, fruit-forward wines from this vintage.