2023 Commuter Cuvée GC Grochau Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Mick Craven with very small pump-overs performed

with very small pump-overs performed over time

10% Welschriesling

Fermented in 7–12-year-old barrels with complete malo

Only 72 cases produced

No additions except a touch of sulfur at bottling

2023 Commuter Cuvée GC Grochau Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Mick Craven with very small pump-overs performedSourced from 8 different Willamette Valley vineyards, all farmed organically or sustainably, with an emphasis on the more floral, delicate side of Pinot Noir. Hand picked, sorted, and de stemmed and placed in stainless steel for a 4 day cold soak. Native yeast fermentation with no additions. Aged for 7. 5 months on its lees in 90% used French oak and 10% stainless steel and then racked directly to tank just prior to bottling.