Region: Applegate Valley < OregonGrapes: Syrah + 15% ViognierVineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; soil is a mix of Laurelwood (a particular type of silty loam Ice Age loess, a remnant of the last big glacial retreat found only in the Chehalem Mountains) and iron-rich, volcanic red Jory; Syrah and Viognier arrive at the crush pad at the same time, and are processed simultaneously. 30% of the grapes go into the fermenters as whole-clusters; the balance is destemmed. Cap management is primarily via pigeage and punchdowns, for greater extrac