We produce wines with minimal handling to maintain the highest quality in our wines. All of our wines are produced using a combination of wild yeast and cultured yeast fermentations to bring out the natural complexity and treating oak more as a spice then as a main ingredient to our Pinot Noir. The wines are made by Matt Compton winemaker.
2008 Pinot Noir
Gold Medal Winner and Many other Medals
Produced in small fermenters with once a day hand punch downs. Barrel aged in french oak for 12 months with 15% New Oak gives this wine a very full body and aromas of red fruit and earth notes. Rich and full in the mouth with cherry & berry flavors, length and great acidity.
2008 Pinot Noir Reserve
New Release Barrel aged 18 months on French oak.
2009 Pinot Gris
Honeysuckle floral, citrus and spicy aromas with a solid full mouth feel. Strong minerality and citrus flavors with a lengthy bright finish of balanced acidity. Production: 454 Cases
2009 Pinot Blanc
Fruit was whole cluster pressed and fermented cool in 100% Stainless Steel tank completed secondary fermentation. Tropical fruit flavors, melons and citrus notes with a soft body with roundness on a lingering finish. Matches well with Oysters or spicy dishes.
2007 Syrah
Co-fermentated with Viognier gives this wine its deep color; with aromas of deep toasty oak and notes of black pepper, beets along with floral. Balanced medium body with flavors of spicy oak, black pepper and ripe berries along with a lingering subtleness of oak tannin, leaves a very enjoyable finish. Silver Medal Winner
2009 Riesling
Off Dry Bright floral, perfume aromatics with hints of fruit. Balanced acid and sugar with flavors of white stone fruits and minerality.
2009 Gewürztraminer
Bright spicy aromas and flavors. This Dry Gewurztraminer has a very balanced full mouth feel of spicy flavors with lively acidity.
2007 Pinot Noir
88 Wine Enthusiast Magazine "Spindrift Cellars wines have an especially light touch, a delicate sensibility that stands apart from many of their Oregon peers. They have done especially well in this difficult vintage, and this softly herbal Pinot Noir outshines many pricier offerings. Berry, pine needle, a pat of butter; somehow all combine into a pleasing whole."
2006 Pinot Noir Reserve
"Spindrift's 2006 Reserve Pinot steps it up considerably, beginning with generous aromas of spiced cranberry, cinnamon and earth. On come fruit flavors of cranberry and apple, accents of cola and earth, a mix of scents and flavor impressions that dances across all levels of the palate. This is an especially lovely and generous Pinot Noir."
NV - White Cuvee
Blend of 43 percent Chardonnay and 57 percent Pinot Gris both varieties often have similar flavors. Floral and oak aroma notes with bright citrus and apple flavors and a hint of oak tannin which fills in the mouth. Pairs well with Seafood.
2007 Pinot Gris
"This excellent Pinot Gris brings crisp, enticing flavors that perfectly mix pear skin, citrus and spice with a finish that somehow evokes coffee grounds and caramel. Huh? Don’t know how that happens, but what a riot of flavor in such a simple wine. Better yet, the alcohol rests at an unbelievable 12.5%—unheard of in the last two decades. Tart and juicy, this is as European as it gets in Oregon."
810 Applegate 
Philomath, OR 97370
PO Box 65 Philomath, OR 97370
(541) 929-6555 (541) 929-6556
info@spindriftcellars.com