HYLAND VINEYARD

GROWERS
LAURENT MONTALIEU, ROBERT MOSHIER, BRUNO CORNEAUX

McMINNVILLE AVA
DRY FARMED, BIODYNAMIC

First planted in 1971 by four families (the Kreimeyers, Markleys, Welches, and Trenhailes), the vineyard spans over 200 acres with roughly 185 acres under vine, making it one of Oregon's oldest and largest vineyards. As a testament to its quality from the beginning, Hyland fruit led the way in a blind tasting competition that saw panelists unable to differentiate between wines from Oregon and Burgundy. At the 1985 Burgundy Challenge in Paris, France, the three highest scoring wines in the tasting were from Sokol Blosser, Yamhill Valley Vineyards and Veritas and all contained fruit from the Hyland vineyard. 

The Hyland Vineyard sits on a south facing bench at 600-800 feet in elevation tucked into the foothills of the Coastal Range in the McMinnville AVA. Due to its proximity to the Van Duzer corridor and its marine influence, this site benefits from cooler temperatures in the summer and warmer temperatures in the winter; allowing for a longer and more uniform ripening period. Walter Scott sources a single block of own-rooted 108 clone Chardonnay planted in 1979 on volcanic Jory soil.