The Wine

Hyland Vineyard has been a part of the Willamette Valley since 1971. You can’t talk about the origins of Oregon winemaking without mentioning the gentle giant overlooking the Van Duzer Corridor. Untouched, unmoved and self-rooted, Hyland’s gnarly 47-year old vines remain entrenched in red volcanic Jory soil. They’ve been there since the beginning, watching as new neighbors have moved in and planted their own vineyards. In 1971 only a tiny handful of people knew much of anything about growing wine grapes in northwestern Oregon. That year, four couples purchased and began planting a vineyard on a perfectly placed piece of remote terrain in the eastern foothills of the Coast Range, southwest of McMinnville. Sitting on a south-facing bench at 600 to 800 feet, this site benefits from cooler average temperatures in the summer and warmer average temperatures in the winter, allowing for a longer and more uniform growing season. Owner and winemaker Laurent Montalieu practices a "land not hand" philosophy. For a vineyard to truly speak, it must be left wild and untamed. Laurent wants to bring you to a specific row amidst hundreds. He wants you to taste a block, the elevation, the growing season and the individual expression of every vine. Quiet and self-sufficient, the vines produce a textually mature, high-concentrated juice that come with decades of establishing oneself firmly into the land. The element of surprise in a first sip. Autonomy in a bottle. Each wine made off Hyland Vineyard tells its own story. Sometimes it's shy. Sometimes it's boisterous. Every bottle produced is a story told by its biographer, a proud winemaker who knows just how good he has it.

The Winery

Hyland has been a part of the Willamette Valley since 1971. You can't talk about the origins of Oregon winemaking without mentioning the gentle giant overlooking the Van Duzer corridor. Untouched, unmoved and self-rooted, Hyland's gnarly 47-year old vines remain entrenched in red volcanic Jory soil. It wasn't until 2011 when its new owner and winemaker, Laurent Montalieu, decided it was time for this vineyard to have its own wine. Hyland Estates produces around 5,000 cases of clone-specific wines from the most historic blocks in the vineyard. Hyland Vineyard has the unique ability to produce wines with the ultimate expression of terroir.

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