Handcrafted - Sustainably Farmed - Artisanal Wines
Scott, Lisa & Abby
Neal with Friends
CdT Family
We moved to
the Willamette Valley in the spring of 1998 in pursuit of creating
the next great Pinot Noir as well as creating an environment where
our family could thrive. We believe in working sustainably
with nature to create a healthy environment for our vines and
family.
We came to this special place after getting lost on Memorial Day weekend
in 1998 scouting out potential
vineyard sites. We ran across a then out of the way place that
showed great promise for growing quality Pinot Noir. After
spending many weeks of walking the land and analyzing the soils, we
decided this would be the future home of Coeur de Terre. We
moved into our new home on Labor Day weekend that year and set to
work developing the site.
The first undertaking was to plant Renelle's
Block. This 3 acre block was planted by us with significant help
from family and friends. From this humble beginning, another
13 acres of Pinot has
been established along with building our gravity fed winery located mid-slope of the
estate.
We are very hands on and are responsible for all aspects of
the vineyard and winery operation. All new plants are grafted
at the estate in our greenhouse from hand selected vines in our
vineyard, all viticulture activity is
directed by us and all winemaking is done onsite by us in micro
sized lots keeping all blocks separate until final bottling.
CdT is truly a family business and we take great pride in what we
have created. Please come join us and see what makes this place so
special.
About Us
Coeur de Terre Vineyard is a family owned vineyard. All of our Pinot Noir comes exclusively from our estate vineyard which we grafted plants for, planted and manage by ourselves. All wines are made on our estate at our winery nestled in a cool swale mid slope of our winery.
Our Namesake
Coeur de Terre, French for "Heart of the Earth" was inspired by a massive heart shaped rock discovered during the establishment of our vineyard. This rock has come to symbolize our dedication to working with nature to handcraft Pinot Noir of distinction.
