Property Description

 

Stoller is the largest site in Oregon's Dundee Hills. The property spans 373 acres with approximately 180 under vine on elevations ranging from 200 to 600 feet. The surrounding mountain ranges buffer the site and provide a warmer microclimate, which allows for consistent ripening.

83 Sections, 7 Varieties

The vineyard is divided into 83 meticulously farmed sections ranging from 0.04 to five acres. Stoller has seven total planted varieties:

• Pinot Noir (61%)
• Chardonnay (30%)
• Pinot Gris (5%)
• Riesling, Tempranillo, Syrah, and Pinot Blanc (1% each)

The vineyard is most known for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Pinot Noir clones include Pommard and 115 (23% each), 777 (20%), Wadenswil (15%), 667 (12%) and lesser amounts of 113 and 114. We focus on Dijon clones 95, 96 and 76 for Chardonnay.

Sustainable Farming and Innovation

Stoller prides itself on combining sustainable farming practices with innovative techniques and scientific research to continue to elevate the quality of the fruit produced here.

• To demonstrate our commitment to sustainability, we are LIVE (Low Impact Viticulture and Enology) and Salmon Safe certified, and collect winter run off into a 30 acre foot water reservoir (with a total capacity of nearly 10 million gallons), which is used to establish new and young vines and irrigate in exceptionally dry years.
• Our use of innovative techniques includes solar-powered weather stations providing up to the minute data during harvest, an electrostatic sprayer which minimizes drift, and a spring fed irrigation system from nine wells which minimize the need for drip.
• In addition to a number of enology studies, we are currently working with Oregon State University to study the effects of different cover crop regimes on soil health, vine vigor and wine quality.