Ponzi Vineyards

Vineyards

Estate Vineyard

So enthusiastically planted by the family in 1969, this 12-acre vineyard of own-rooted vines is now considered historical, one of the oldest in the Willamette Valley. The old vines exhibit some of Oregon’s first plantings of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, and White Riesling.
Size: 12 acres
Vine Age: Planted 1970
Soil: Hillsboro loam
Elevation: 100-200 feet
Exposure: Southeast

Abetina Vineyard

This prized vineyard is planted with over 20 Pinot Noir clones, making it truly unlike any other in Oregon. This site was planted as part of the original Oregon Clonal Test in 1975. Whether it’s the soil, site, age or clonal diversity, or as suspected, all combined — Abetina consistently produces the most intensely flavored and elegantly nuanced grapes of all the vineyards. Abetina, the name referring to the stands of fir trees adjacent to the vineyard, contributes the soupçon of dynamic, stylistic character to Ponzi Pinot Noir Reserve each vintage. It is selected as a single-vineyard designate bottle in only the finest vintages.
Size: 2 acres
Vine Age: Planted 1975
Soil: Laurelwood (the soil classification in the Chehalem Mountains AVA is exclusively Laurelwood; composed of basalt base with ice age windblown sedimentary soil)
Elevation: 400-500 feet
Exposure: Southeast

Madrona Vineyard

This 10-acre site begins on the south perimeter of Abetina. Its Pinot Noir vines, like Abetina, show tremendous fruit consistently year after year, and are usually selected for the Reserve blend. The name Madrona denotes the dramatic red-barked Madrone trees along the vineyard’s border.
Size: 10 acres
Vine Age: Planted 1985
Soil: Laurelwood
Elevation: 300-400 fet
Exposure: Southeast

Aurora Vineyard

Offering an attractive array of slopes and crowns, this vineyard was planted in carefully selected blocks featuring numerous comparative plantings to study rootstock, clones and spacing variations. In addition to the ideally situated Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, it is home to many Dijon clones of Chardonnay, new plantings of Pinot Blanc, and special Italian varietals Arneis and Dolcetto. Aurora was named for the spectacular views as the sun rises from the East above the snowcapped Cascade Mountain peaks.
Size: 65 acres
Vine Age: Planted 1991-2006
Soil: Laurelwood
Elevation: 300-600 feet
Exposure: Southeast

La Luce Vineayrd

"La Luce," or “the light," is a 1-acre gem of Pinot Noir that presents itself as the younger version of its famed big sister, Abetina. It produces fruit of exceptional character warranting limited, single-vineyard designated bottlings.
Size: 1 acre
Vine Age: Planted 2003
Soil: Laurelwood
Elevation: 400-600 feet
Exposure: Southeast

Avellana Vineayrd

Avellana honors the original hazelnut orchard which was home to the property before its vineyard planting. Acquired and planted in 2006, Avellana’s 20 acres sit on a hillside with panoramic views offering sight-lines to all four Ponzi properties in the Chehalem Mountains AVA.
Size: 20 acres
Vine Age: Planted 2006
Soil: Laurelwood
Elevation: 340-800 feet
Exposure: Northwest