Maloof, Temperance Hill Pinot Gris 2022

100% Pinot Gris

Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States

Badda big boom! Anyone for piña coladas? This tropical gris is weighty and ripened, yet maintains some ripping acidity that will slap you ‘til Friday (It’s only Wednesday). Drink while en route to Fhloston Paradise. Corbin my man!

Temperance Hill is a cooler site, consisting of varying slopes and exposures. The vineyard looks straight out over the Van Duzer corridor, the large break in the Oregon coast line, receiving the full effects of the famed afternoon winds that pull in cooler air from the Pacific ocean, allowing extended ripening capabilities in the area. Because of this, every year, we split the Gris from this special site into two picks almost a full two weeks apart. The added airflow from the coastal winds allows us to hang the fruit of the 2nd pick for quite some time, making a richer, fuller showing of gris. The earlier pick allows us to capture more acidity and balance in the final wine.

Temperance Hill is a certified organic and dry-farmed site in Eola-Amity Hills, consisting of varying slopes and exposures. The vineyard looks straight out over the Van Duzer corridor, the large break in the Oregon coast line, receiving the full effects of the famed afternoon winds that pull in cooler air from the Pacific ocean, allowing great ripening capabilities. For this reason, the Pinot Gris is split into two picks - with the added airflow allowing for additional hang time, making a richer, fuller style of Gris. The earlier picks provides more acidity and balance in the final wine. 

The fruit is direct pressed, fermented and aged in neutral Burgundy barrels. Aged on lees for 10 months with no stirring, and filtered at bottling. 22ppm total added sulfur. VEGAN.

Maloof Wines is a chosen-family run business started by Bee & Ross in 2015, and has expanded to include a core team of two more badass women: Michelle McCaw and Perry Heistuman. We are dedicated to making wines full of energy, with the number one goal of truly capturing a place and time in each bottle. We work closely with our farmers to achieve this goal, and consider them to be the true inspiration of our work. Cheers to them for growing such beautiful fruit, and to you for reading this. You’re all a bunch of gems.

At Maloof Wines, farming goes beyond the land—it’s about the people who nurture it. Maloof proudly supports organic and biodynamic farming practices, as they honor the earth’s natural cycles, promote biodiversity, and reduce our carbon footprint. Every single person who works the land, from the farmers to the harvesters, plays an integral role in creating these wines.

Today, Maloof Wines are produced at their estate vineyard and winery location, No Clos Radio, just outside of Forest Grove, OR.