Hawk's Roost Vineyard

Pinot Noir

Vineyard Owners: Chuck & Gayle Jones

Owners Chuck and Gayle Jones planted their 5.5-acre Russian River Valley Hawk's Roost Vineyard in 1992. It is planted entirely to UCD 23 clone, a selection imported from Wadenswil, Switzerland in 1966, and that has become known as the Mariafeld selection. Wines produced here are typically big and muscular, owing to a combination of clone and site. Row orientation is uncharacteristically east-west, which contributes to even ripening fruit. Chuck hand tends the vineyard personally, which wraps around his home. He employs the help of a few ducks that stroll the vineyard controlling weeds and insects alongside his loyal Labrador retrievers.

VINEYARD INFORMATION


AVA Russian River Valley
Vineyard Size 5.5 acres
Soil Type Huichica series loam with a clay substrate
Elevation 76'
Clone UCD Clone 23
Rootstock 101 - 14
Aspect 90% East-West; 10% North-South
Spacing 5’ x 8’
Year Planted 1998