Atticus

I AM SO EXCITED TO TRY THEIR ROSE!!! Which I didn’t, so that makes me sad face. The great thing about a winery like this is that it is small… it is full of a family of people that love making wine, and are more focused on sharing exactly *THAT* than landscaped pseudo-​gardens with bad sculptures and awful chintzy cookbooks in the tasting room (yes I am looking at you Napa)
I was at this event for the new (
) inn/​spahotel that is being built there in Newberg. The wineries are backing it like crazy, and it was a treat to try out Atticus and spend time with them. Their winery is stunning, their wines are divine. This is a very, VERY new winery. I think the stuff we are tasting is their first crush.
Beyond the name being that of one of my favourite literary characters of all time, the wine lives up to the solid, consistent, trustworthy demeanor of the namesake from To Kill a Mockingbird…
I think most of the grapes are from Yamhill Springs and Hawk’s View Vineyard — they released only a couple hundred cases of each, with the reserve wine being a little darker.
For a pinot it is somewhat refreshing, because it isn’t unecessarily over the top or huge, attempting to compensate for lack of depth. Because of that both the earth and floral are subtle, and the oak isn’t too penetrating.
Anyhoo… small, small, small family winery, with extremely limited production. Like… teeny. Their youtube is adorable.