There’s also the possibility that because the amount of chardonnay in Weber is so small it wasn’t bottled as
a single vineyard Weber designation and ended up in a Dundee Hills or WV cuvee.
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2023 Weber Chardonnay is smokin’.
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Not surprised. From 2021 forward, her Chardonnay have reached a whole new level.
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Per the Oregon Wine History website,
"In 1972 Arthur and Vivian Weber bought twenty-one acres in the Dundee Hills from Jim Maresh (see Maresh Vineyards). The land had panoramic views of the Willamette Valley, the Cascade mountains, and was located just off Worden Hill Road not far from the town of Dundee. In 1976 they purchased from neighbor Nita Moyer an additional sixty five acres which included a farmhouse. To their good fortune this land bordered their existing acreage.
From 1975 - 1988 the Weber’s planted thirty five acres of Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and some Gewurtzraminer grapes. Over the years grapes were sold to Oak Knoll, Erath Winery, Cameron, Rex Hill and Arterberry Winery.
At some point the Weber’s sold about 21 acres of the original vineyard to Andy and Adria Humphreys who were long time vineyard managers.
In 2013 the Humphreys resold the acreage to Holloran Vineyard Wines, who has constructed a new winery on the property."
So, it appears that the original Weber Vineyard acreage was sold to the Humphreys and became the Ana Vineyard which was sold in 2013 to Holloran Vineyard Wines.
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A portion of the original Weber was sold to AH and then Holloran. Our block was planted in 83 and it’s the same section we have had since 2004. AH also did all the contracting of the site for years so it all was called ANA until the sale of his portion which iclncluded the sale of the name ANA.
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Had the Walter Scott X Novo recently and really enjoyed it. Lingua Franca was good too. Haven’t enjoyed many other Chardonnays from Oregon. They don’t seem to share the same diversity and concentration that CA offers.
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