Westcott Reserve Pinot Noir

The Westcott Vineyards “Home Farm” is a 40-acre property located at 3180 17th St. in Jordan in the VQA Vinemont Ridge appellation (Latitude 41 degrees N.) of the Niagara Region at an altitude of 170m with 3% southeasterly slope. The property has been continuously farmed since 1834 and was originally used for mixed farming typical of the early Niagara settlements. The soils are pockets of Beverly and Cashel clay loams and Alluvium till along the 18 Mile creek which traverses the property. Underlying these topsoil’s is very deep Halton Clay till overlaying the dolostone and limestone bedrock of the Niagara Escarpment. These soils are extremely calcareous (2x normal), with PH slightly above 7. The land was acquired by Westcott Vineyards in 2006 and the concord and other native and hybrid grape plantings were removed. GPS surveys were completed, vineyard air pockets were removed through targeted land contouring and the 30 acres north of the 18 Mile creek were systematically tile-drained on 8 ft. centers. After consultation with the winemaker at the adjacent Le Clos Jordanne vineyards, the Chardonnay 96,95, Pinot Noir 777, 667 and 115 were planted in 2008. An additional 1 acre of Chardonnay 76 was planted in two trenches in 2010 and 2016, specifically to take advantage of the Alluvium soils along the south-east corner.