Averaen Pinot Noir

AVERAEN was born out of our love for cool climate Pinot Noir. Oregon’s Willamette Valley offers an ideal growing climate where strong winds blow from the nearby Pacific Ocean and the mix of ancient volcanic soils and marine sediments from a prehistoric ocean floor lend intense minerality and complexity to the Pinot Noir grapes grown on them. Simple sustainable farming hands-off winemaking and a passion for Pinot Noir dictate our mission. Our vineyards span the Willamette’s sub-AVAs enabling us to create a wine that is a true representation of the Valley as a whole – playing off each site’s specific personality and complimentary nature to create a harmonious blend. 2016 VINTAGE Not unlike the vintages preceding it 2016 was an early harvest with immaculate fruit conditions yielding almost no disease or bird damage. Thanks to a warm spring condensed flowering and a record-setting hot August we were afforded the ability to pick our early risers at ideal flavor maturity while