Our Vineyards
6 Estate Organic Vineyards
“My intentions are to produce the best wine I can make, given the land. Create growing conditions that produce wine grapes that will not do damage to the earth. Create wines that taste uniquely of the place where they’re produced.” – Eric Lemelson
In the Great tradition of Burgundy, Lemelson Vineyards owns and manages multiple sites in the Northern Willamette Valley. We are not suggesting that our wines “are” Burgundian – they are pure examples of Oregon terroir! Our vineyards span three AVA’s, with numerous soil types, exposures, and elevations. All this, so that our wines express an incredibly diverse palette of flavors, textures, and aromas to create Pinot noir that sings to us, on the nose, in the mouth, and in our memories.
Six Estate Vineyards in the Dundee Hills, Yamhill-Carlton and Chehalem Mountains AVAs
Vineyard Notes from Winemaker Matt Wengel
Stermer Vineyard
Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Year after year, Stermer (the vineyard opposite the winery) produces some of our most complex and structured Pinots. While generally known for producing wines with notable spice and black fruit characteristics…
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Stermer vineyard is equally capable of producing perfumed, red-fruited, and elegant wines. Thanks to this versatility, no matter what the season brings, we can always count on Stermer to produce some of the vintage’s most compelling wines.
Meyer Vineyard
Dundee Hills AVA
Nestled in the heart of the historic Dundee Hills, Meyer vineyard produces our flashiest and, dare I say, sexiest Pinot noirs. No other site produces wines with such opulent red fruit…
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characteristics that just leap from the glass. Equally charming is the perception of sweetness at the core of these wines despite having no residual sugar present. We particularly enjoy doing a lot of whole cluster fermentation with Meyer fruit just to add an extra dimension of sweet spice and structure to its already exquisite base.
Chestnut Hill Vineyard
Chehalem mountains AVA
Some people thought Eric Lemelson was crazy for planting vines at Chestnut Hill at over 1,000 ft elevation back in 1995, but fast forward to today and goodness, were they wrong.
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Johnson Vineyard
Yamhill-Carlton AVA
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Rocky Noel Vineyard
Yamhill-Carlton AVA
As the youngest of our estate vineyards, Rocky Noel has been known for producing some of our softest, most vibrant wines. But Rocky Noel is no baby these days with vines aging 15+ years old.
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Briscoe Vineyard
Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Sitting atop an exposed and windy hill, Briscoe produces some of our most unique Pinot noirs. While most sites tend to display red or black fruit notes, Briscoe routinely shows beautiful…
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blue fruit tones like blueberry and blackberry. The high winds that roll through the vineyard also give the berries thicker skins and thus more structure and richness in the resulting wines. Fans of boldly structured, blue fruited Pinot noirs are sure to love the wines coming off of this estate.
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