Division "Sept" Tsai Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon 2023

FROM DIVISION:

THE WINE: Our newest single site Pinot Noir, and first new Pinot in six years, is a real stunner! The Pinot Noir “Sept” Tsai Vineyard is all old school Oregon. Old vines planted in the 80s from Pommard cuttings, we knew we had something special during our first ferment and the intrigue only bloomed as the wine aged in our top French barrels from the Tronçais forest - considered by many to be the best wine barrel oak in the world.

The concentration and power here, coupled with the deft grace we try so hard to impart in our wines really delivers on our first release from Tsai. This wine has a long future in front of it, but is is pretty darn tasty right out of the gate.

THE PRODUCER: Division Winemaking Company is a Portland, Oregon-based winery founded in 2010 by Kate Norris and Thomas Monroe. Division represents a fresh generation of curious winemaking looking beyond the status quo to create unique wines from diverse grape varieties with both intention and a story. Determined to make minimal intervention, approachable and balanced wines with great price to quality value, the winemakers work with terroir-expressive vineyards, focused on organic, regenerative and/or Biodynamic farming. Division Winemaking Company includes the flagship Division label, the quotidienne Division-Villages label, as well as Nightshade and Gamine labels – a combination of both joint and personal expressions from each winemaker.