Windhill Vineyard

• Pommard clone
• Planted in 1974, purchased by Elk Cove in 1996
• Red-shot volcanic soils (Laurelwood) on very well drained gentle south-facing slopes
• Planted 7' x 7'
• Farmed using organic practices since 1999

La Bohème Vineyard

• A proprietary selection of cuttings from the original Pommard planting on the Estate
• Planted in 1985
• Very deep and well drained Willakenzie soils, consisting of silty loam (decaying basalt on old ocean bottom)
• Planted 3' x 8' and 6' x 8' on very steep south-facing slopes
• Elevation ranges from 550' to 800'
• Farmed using sustainable practices

Roosevelt Vineyard

• A further selection of Pommard clone cuttings from the La Bohème Vineyard
• Planted in 1993
• Soils are well-drained silty loam (Willakenzie)
• Planted 3'x 8' on steep south-facing slopes overlooking Williams Canyon
• Single-caned trellising -- always thinned to one cluster per shoot
• Farmed using organic practices since 2004

Mt. Richmond

• 4th generation improved plant material (ECV Estate > La Boheme > Roosevelt > Mount Richmond), and all Pommard clone
• Planted in 1996
• Soils are well-drained silty loam (Willakenzie)
• Planted in a high-density format (2,100 vpa), similar to Roosevelt
• 300-500 feet elevation, which allows for earlier ripening
• This vineyard was planted to emulate the wine quality from sites such as our esteemed Roosevelt vineyard

Five Mountain

• Pommard clone
• Planted in 1978, purchased by Elk Cove in 2005
• Red-shot volcanic soils (Laurelwood) set on a steep southeast slope in the Chehalem Mountains AVA, overlooking “five mountains” in the Cascade Range
• Planted 5' x 9'
• Elevation ranges from 450' to 600'
• Farmed using sustainable practices