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Dear Shannon Perdue,

That first call from Tom Mortimer's Le Cadeau really was a gift. When Tom contacted us in 2005, inviting us to visit his 10-acre parcel on Parrett Mountain in Oregon's Willamette, we checked him out with our Northwest vintner friends. Everything was thumbs up so we scheduled a trip to Le Cadeau on our next Oregon trek. Once there, we were blown away by the spot, the rocky parcel, the richness, and beautiful balance of these great Pinot Noirs. This is our third offering from Le Cadeau. The 2004 and 2005 Pinot Noirs were some of the fastest selling wines in the history of WineAccess Direct. Tom has set aside 200 3-packs of three single parcel Pinots for WineAccess Direct customers from 2006 -- perhaps the greatest vintage in Oregon winemaking history. Free shipping on all orders!

Why We Chose Them
Pinot Noir has undoubtedly become the marketplace's hottest variety. But, of the new Pinots appearing every day, some might seem like overpriced attempts to cash in on a certain, funny movie. The world's most aromatic red grape is certainly capricious, requiring special spots, rigorous farming, and visionary winemaking to achieve greatness. So in the New World, no region is more exciting than Oregon's northern Willamette Valley where dozens of tiny, Burgundy-sized estates are producing stellar Pinot Noir. With the release of wines from the 'near perfect' 2006 vintage, top small wineries are now releasing some of the best Oregon Pinots ever made.

Tom Mortimer first contacted us in 2005 and talked about his 10-acre parcel on Parrett Mountain, asking us to consider his wines for WineAccess. After digging around with other Oregonian winemaker friends, we learned that Mortimer was quite the topic of vintner conversation. His 10-acre parcel was packed with basalt rock. It had taken two years, some big John Deere's and a bunch of broken shovels to plant the vineyard. Great Pinot Noir is about special spots and at least a little bit of madness. Le Cadeau seemed to have all the right ingredients. We were intrigued, so we decided to go visit.

A few hundred yards after turning into Le Cadeau, we saw the rocks and understood what all the hubbub was about. The Mortimers chose the Le Cadeau parcel because the bedrock essentially sits on the surface; thus, from the time they were planted, their vines have lived in the bedrock. The result is small fruit clusters, concentrated berries, naturally occurring low yields, explaining the tremendous concentration and sophistication of these delicious Pinots. Mortimer, forever experimenting, then went one further. He invited three brilliant winemakers to each craft one wine from a hand-selected parcel of Le Cadeau. The results have been marvelous, expressing not only Le Cadeau Vineyard's unique terroir, but also the singular stylistic expression of the vineyard as shaped by each vintner.

We were lucky to have made that trip. Le Cadeau has been garnering 90+ scores ever since, with almost all wines being directed to a small mailing list clientele. This offer, our third from Le Cadeau, is the first made anywhere in the world on these delicious, deeply colored, plush 2006s, Tom has set aside 200 3-packs of these luscious Pinot Noirs for our customers. Free shipping on all orders!

 

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