A SINCERE THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY! THIS OFFER IS CLOSED FOR BD16
âYamhill County produces some good fruitâŠbut when youâre ready to play for real, come on down to Polkâ.
âTerroirists International
Thanks for finding your way through the World Wide Web to browse the unique and delicious offerings in this sixteenth edition of Berserker Day! Bravo to Todd and the gang who maintain this expansive forum, building virtual bridges between the vast network of wine and food enthusiasts around the globe. We hope to add layers of substance to the already swirling stratosphere of epicurean delights on display throughout the day (and beyond).
Please find our Wine Offers below, as well as an Auction item of Magnums found here.
To place orders
-Click on the link (It will appear in several places on our listing).
-Choose Winery Pickup or Ship my Wine
-Fill in necessary customer detail
-Find the item you would like, and click the box to include it in your cart (3 total offers, in six or 12 packs)
-Shipping: We have flat rate options available as clickable items. Choose the option that suits your order and location, and click the box. Detail on timing preference for shipment is very helpfulâplease include
6 Pack East of Rockies $35
12 Pack East of Rockies $65
6 Pack West of Rockies $25
12 Pack West of Rockies $45
(Sorry, we cannot ship to AK, HI, UT)
-From there you can simply proceed to checkout by credit card
We will remain available during the times posted, so feel free to direct message our offer, or email me directly
We are so excited to offer Chardonnay again!
Saline City RepriseâPre Release of 2023 Chardonnay
View due West toward the Van Duzer Corridorâs low horizon as seen above Bracken Vineyard, with Sojeauâs arced rows hugging the ledge below its Oak Grove. Photo credit Shelby Perkins
We bottled three Chardonnay cuvĂ©es from the 2023 Vintage last week, and are feeling optimistic they could be our best efforts in White Wine. They represent a narrow view of the âEola Benchââ the outcropping of fractured Basalt hugging the Western ledge of the Southern Eola-Amity Hills, including the neighbor vineyards that support our entire program: Sojeau and Bracken. (You can find other offerings from Bracken Vineyard by its owner @ShelbyPerkins (âBD Grower Galoreâ, and a participant in BD16 under the Perkins_Harter Label). The relationship this ledge has with the Van Duzer Corridor and the Pacific Ocean cannot be overstated, staring directly through its low horizon from the mature Oak Grove that functions as the fulcrum of the two plantings (as seen above thanks to Shelbyâs drone work this past Fall)
Despite sharing a border, the Chardonnay blocks differ in elevation by some 200 feet; the lowest block of Sojeau being its most boulder strewn three acres of Chardonnay, and the varying blocks at Bracken beginning above the top of Sojeau, growing in shallower top soils with more early day shade from the steep forest above to the East. The generosity of texture and intense aromatic spectrum in Sojeau offers a unique foil to Bracken, where an electric sense on the palate pushes the wines in a leaner direction with more crystalline/mineral drive. Despite their modest alcohols, these wines show density and strength, vibrating more toward the end of their incredible length, such is the integration, balance, and integrity in these fresh, new wines.
-Bracken Blanc 12.2% alcohol 90 cases produced $65 retail
-Sojeau Blanc 12.7% alcohol 70 cases produced $65 retail
-Willamette Valley Chardonnay (60/40 Bracken/Sojeau) 12.4 % alcohol 200 cases produced $35 retail
Bottled January 21st, 2025.
Berserker Day Pricing represents a âPre-Releaseâ, as such, volumes are limited
Saline City Sixer (two of each wine):
Saline City 12 Pack (four of each wine):
View to Southwest of Polk CountyâŠBracken Vineyard (Uphill), Oak Grove of Bracken (Middle), Sojeau Vineyard (Downhill). Marys Peak in Distance. Photo credit Shelby Perkins
The Witness âTree-OââThree Vintage, Mature Vine Vertical | Witness Tree Vineyard â21, â22, â23
Sunrise at Witness Tree Vineyard, Harvest 2022
Having bottled our third edition from the high blocks of mature plantings from the historic Witness Tree Vineyard last week, we thought it would be fun to offer a vertical for BD16. While most of the vineyard was replanted over several years beginning in 2017, several acres of high density mature vines from the late 1990s were left on the shallow bench at the top of the steep, East facing slope, adjacent to Cristomâs Eileen Vineyard and the lower border of Argyleâs Spirit Hill. We like to include 10-20% of whole clusters in our open top fermentations of Witness Tree.
â21 is all about purity, gorgeous rounded tannin, deft and crisp. This is bottled exclusively from the â99 Pommard on the ledge of the ridge. Better and better every time we pop this. Bottled late March, 2023 after 16 months of barrel aging. 12.8% alcohol, 95 cases produced. (The remaining cases of this wine will limit the offerings number) $65 retail
â22 is fresher, funkier, and full of salinity. These are wines for the more classic Pinot champion, brisker on the palate, more solidly framed. We included half the â99 block, but also half from a 2012 planting higher up the hillside, directly adjacent to the older planting but running in perpendicularly arranged rows. All Pommard, high density, single cane pruned and thinned to one cluster per shoot. Such a baby but with head turning balance and verve. Bottled late February, 2024 after 15 months of barrel aging. 13% alcohol, 140 cases produced. $65 retail
â23 feels like our best effort from the site, selected from just two barrels of the old vine lot. The depth of tannin was remarkable from the older vines, with a slightly darker fruit core balanced by a restrained, fresh acid profile. The soulfulness we notice in mature, dry farmed vines seemed to put this in a league of its own in our cellar. With one of the two barrels included being new, we recommend this sees some time (like 8-10 years of bottle age) to reach the potential we believe it can have. Bottled January 21s, 2025. 13.2% alcohol, 45 cases produced. $65 retail
The limited volume we have left of the â21 vintage will dictate how long this offer can stay open.
Witness âTree-Oâ Six Pack (Two of each vintage)
Witness âTree-Oâ 12 Pack (Four of each vintage)
The Big Mixer Sixer (one each of all six wines)
The Big Mix Case (two each of all six wines)
From the top of the site, with tip top facial hair for the occasion of grape harvest, October 8th, 2022
Thank you for checking in on our offers. If you have read this far, you can order one of the 10 six packs we are calling Polk County Hill Stomp.
SORRY, SOLD OUT OF THE STOMP
Add a six pack of one of the other offers to receive an additional 10% off the combined purchase price!! email will@violinwine.com to order. NOT ON ORDER FORM due to the limited volume. (Flat Rate Shipping will apply if needed).
2023 Pinot noirs from the two iconic vineyards in Polk County: Temperance Hill (Eola-Amity Hills) and Freedom Hill (Mt. Pisgah)
Bottled last week, we have only superlatives for these two wines.
Our first from Freedom Hill, a truly regal package of spiced red fruits and distinctive structural integrity. The Heritate block, planted in 2001 in the heart of the site, stands up to be countedâas complete a wine as we have produced, and arguably our best in show wine for the vintage. We are too excited about this wine to leave it on the sidelines until its Fall release. 13.3% alcohol, 70 cases produced. $65 retail
Our oldest block of Pinot is the â12 Rowsâ of Temperance Hill. Crunchy, purple, floral galore. The savory elements that typify Temperance balance the core of gorgeous, dark fruit. Deft and taught, showing the classy, cool climate distinction its reputation has earned over decades. 12.8% alcohol, 70 cases produced. $85 retail
We appreciate your interest in and support of Violin, and of small business in general. Check out our website to learn more about Violin, or browse our selection of current release wines. www.violinwine.com
Cheers and thank you!
Will and Hyland
A parting shot of the âSpring Valley Zoneâ as seen above Cristom Vineyards, looking West. The entire Witness Tree site is viewable to the North of Cristom, as well as most of the Eastern side of Temperance Hill and Sprit Hill Vineyards, with Bethel Heights Estate and Justice Vineyards in the upper left, further to the West. Photo credit Cristom Vineyards.
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