Division – Gamay Renardiere
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USA - OR
Willamette Valley
Wine
Red
The Facts
UPCs 2018 (750ml) - 8 79039 00397 5
Origins USA - OR > Willamette Valley > Eola-Amity Hills
Appellation Eola-Amity Hills
Varietal Gamay
Cepage 100% Gamay
Winemaking 100% hand-harvested Gamay (Redford-Wetle Vyd); 50/50 destemmed & whole cluster fermentation started with a pied de cuve
Aging Neutral Oak
Production 50 cases
Markets Texas
Trade and Media
The Character
Overall Complex & harmonious
Aromas Holiday spices and ripe, savory strawberries layered over a wet rock like minerality
Mouthfeel Focused on texture over power & concentration
Tasting Notes Debuts with a complex harmony of holiday spices and ripe strawberries layered over a wet rock like minerality. The wine has perfect Gamay weight that focuses mineral and texture over power and concentration, just like we look for in our favorite Gamays we drink from the Beaujolais. The palate is medium weight with an almost savory strawberry like core that focuses on herbs and spices over a silky texture that lingers well after the sip.
Selling Point Delicious, single vineyard, natural Gamay
Pairings Gamay goes with practically everything!
Sustainability Certified Organic, Vegan, Natural Fermentation
The Story
Division loves Gamay. Renardiere is one of the single-vineyard Gamay wines, and it is from Redford-Wetle Vineyard, owned by and named after Myron Redford-Wetle, an Oregon legend. He founded Amity Vineyards back in mid-1970s as a part of a group of pioneering young wine entrepreneurs that were building the start of the Oregon wine industry, including the likes of David & Diana Lett, the Casteel & Dudley families, Pat & Joe Campbell and David Adelsheim. His Amity Vineyards produced the first ever single bottling of Gamay in the 1970's. Redford-Wetle has always believed in the potential of Gamay.
Myron and his partner Vikki Wetle planted a small 7.5 acre certified organic vineyard on Jory, Yamhill & Woodburn soils at their home property in the Eola-Amity Hills in 2006, which includes the Gamay Noir Division sourced for the third year of the “Renardière” cuvee. The name means “foxhole” in French, and was a term Myron liked to use when describing the difficulties of being an early Oregonian grape pioneer, consistently having to battle for a little attention and always two steps forward and a step back.
About Division
Brand Story
Division Winemaking Company is a Portland, Oregon based winery founded in 2010 by Kate Norris and Thomas Monroe. Inspired by the wineries of the Loire, Beaujolais, Burgundy and the Northern Rhone, where Kate and Thomas first learned winemaking and viticulture, Division crafts approachable and balanced wines with an emphasis on minimal manipulation in the cellar.
Brand Story
Division Winemaking Company is a Portland, Oregon based winery founded in 2010 by Kate Norris and Thomas Monroe. Inspired by the wineries of the Loire, Beaujolais, Burgundy and the Northern Rhone, where Kate and Thomas first learned winemaking and viticulture, Division crafts approachable and balanced wines with an emphasis on minimal manipulation in the cellar.
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