Our Vineyards
As the saying goes, great wines begin in the vineyard. Our three Dundee Hills vineyards—Rambouillet, Lillie’s, and Weber—form a natural amphitheater around the tasting room and are all farmed by our longtime vineyard manager, Andy Humphrey. Though planted in the same volcanic soils and just steps apart, each site imparts a distinct character shaped by elevation, aspect, and clonal selection. Fennwood Vineyard, in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, offers a purposeful contrast. Its marine sedimentary soils and carefully matched plantings expand the range of expression in our portfolio and reinforce the diversity of Oregon’s winegrowing landscape.
Rambouillet Vineyard
Our eight-acre estate vineyard and the foundation of the Dusky Goose portfolio, Rambouillet produces Pinot Noir with richness, texture, and presence. Planted in 2001 on what was once a dairy farm, this south-facing slope consistently delivers ripe, plush fruit without heaviness. Two blocks of Pommard were grafted from neighboring Weber vines, while others are planted to Dijon clones, including material from Burgundy’s Grand Cru vineyard La Tâche. Rambouillet is the largest component of our Dundee Hills Pinot Noir and the source of our estate single-vineyard bottling.
Lillie’s Vineyard
Lillie’s sits just west of Rambouillet and captures the classic red-fruited character of Dundee Hills Pinot Noir. The nine-acre site, once a hazelnut orchard, was planted to Dijon 115 in 2001 at the urging of Oregon wine pioneer Dick Erath, who believed the clone deserved more attention. We farm it with the same care as our estate sites. Lillie’s fruit brings red berry aromatics and fresh acidity to our Dundee Hills blend, while the single-vineyard bottling consistently delivers a cellar-worthy expression of the site.
Weber Vineyard
Just across a small wooded gully from Rambouillet and Lillie’s, Weber is one of the most historic vineyards in the Dundee Hills. First planted in the 1970s by Art and Vivian Weber, this 21-acre site produces old-vine Pommard with a savory edge and spice-driven complexity. Its east-facing slope and mature vine material yield fruit that is darker in tone, satiny in texture, and distinctive in character. Now estate-farmed by our team, Weber fruit joined our Dundee Hills Pinot Noir in 2022, and 2023 marks our first single-vineyard bottling. It begins a new chapter from a site with decades of pedigree.
Fennwood Vineyard
Located in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, Fennwood is planted on marine sedimentary soils, a contrast to the volcanic soils of our Dundee Hills vineyards. The site was developed by Dusky Goose with guidance from Oregon wine pioneers Eugenia Keegan and David Adelsheim, who matched a diverse mix of clones and rootstocks to each block’s soil depth, aspect, and elevation. Though Fennwood changed ownership in 2018, we maintain long-term contracts on key blocks and continue to source both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the vineyard.