COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2021
GRAPE
Pinot Noir
PRODUCER
Rose & Arrow Estate
REGION
Oregon
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
High
Finish
Long
Intensity
Pronounced
Tannins
Medium - High
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Rose & Arrow Estate is an ambitious project in Oregon's Willamette Valley, founded by the late Mark Tarlov and Louis-Michel Liger-Belair of Burgundy's legendary Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. Collaborating with renowned terroir expert Dr. Pedro Parra, they mapped the Eola-Amity Hills to identify unique volcanic basalt micro-parcels. Gathered Stones represents the pinnacle of this geological exploration, sourced from a tiny, sub-acre parcel where ancient, fractured vesicular basalt forces the vines to struggle, yielding a wine of extraordinary mineral tension and verticality.
ALCOHOL
13.5%
AVG. PRICE
€300
STYLE
Classic
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Later
Ideal temperature
14-16°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
The estate team dug over 200 soil pits and used electromagnetic scanners to map the complex volcanic geology of the Eola-Amity Hills.
Fact 02
Gathered Stones is sourced from a tiny micro-parcel of less than one acre, producing only around 125 cases per vintage.
Fact 03
The barrels used for aging are sourced from the same Burgundy coopers used by Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair in Vosne-Roman'e.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
Crafted by winemaker Felipe Ramirez, the grapes are 100% de-stemmed and fermented using native, spontaneous yeasts. Extraction is managed gently in an infusion style with light pump-overs in open-top fermenters to preserve aromatic purity. The wine undergoes elevage for 12 to 15 months on its gross lees without racking. Aging takes place in French oak barrels sourced from Burgundy coopers, with new oak carefully limited to 20-30% to avoid wood-tannin extraction and maintain fresh fruit and volcanic character.
