Palate

It’s jam-packed with black cherry and cassis fruit, nuanced by firm streaks of tobacco, espresso and sweet spice. Its density and balance are superb.

Growing Conditions

Shea Vineyard’s sedimentary soils and unique aspect produce wines of excellent concentration and depth in one of the Pacific Coast’s most premier and extreme growing regions. Oregon’s Willamette Valley sits at 45 degrees latitude, stretching south of Portland. Diverse climates garner amazingly distinctive fruit character. Shea Vineyard well draining volcanic and seabed soils.