About Argyle:
Oregon's Willamette Valley is blessed as the perfect growing location for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, but it hasn't come easily. Sunlight and warmth for growing days are at a premium and a tremendous amount of planning, farming and winemaking skill is required to yield high quality fruit from the vineyards.
Argyle selected the warmest sites on south- and east-facing slopes with the best soil profiles to produce the maximum fruit flavors. This dedication is what makes Argyle's wines among the best available from Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Rollin Soles, Argyle's co-founder, styles his wines with a backbone that reflects the uniqueness of the soil. Soles' wines also display a silky texture that is a result of Argyle's distinctive harvesting and chilling process. Grapes are hand harvested into small baskets, while grapes are chilled overnight to 35 F before crushing, preserving the ripe fruit characteristics and naturally limiting oxidation.
Proprietary wine yeasts, French Oak barrels and expert blending yield wines that respect the traditional French heritage of the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes while incorporating New Word techniques. Argyle's wines capture the exquisite complexity that reveals itself in the late ripened grapes central to Oregon's Willamette Valley.
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