Stoller Vineyard
Without the Dundee Hills, there would be no Oregon wine industry. Nestled in the Dundee Hills is Stoller Vineyard, one of Argyle’s principal mid-to-low-elevation vineyards. The vineyard was first planted in 1995. Stoller produces some of Oregon’s best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Eighty acres with southeastern exposure, the iron rich Jory soil at Stoller is perfect for growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Stoller is planted using state of the art viticulture techniques including high-density plantings, small cluster clones and devigorating and disease resistant rootstalks. Stoller is the source of some of Argyle’s most powerful Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. Argyle wines from Stoller tend to be forward and round with intense mouth filling fruit. Stoller is the backbone for Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay.

Knudsen Vineyard
Pioneer grape grower Cal Knudson first planted Knudson Vineyard in the early 1970’s, making this one of Oregon’s landmark vineyards. Located just north of Stoller Vineyard, Knudson provides Argyle with a mix of old vine blocks and new high-density blocks planted with “Old World” Dijon clones. The high elevation blocks of this landmark Dundee Site are key components in Argyle’s sparkling wines, while the lower elevation blocks are reserved for the Spirithouse Pinot Noir and the Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

The 120-acre Vineyard is situated in the middle of the Dundee Hills region. Old vine blocks planted in the 1970s and 1980s grow next to newer high-density blocks with Dijon clones planted in the 1990’s. Argyle wines from Knudson display bright, high-toned fruit, big aromatics and great acid structure. Knudsen is the backbone for Spirithouse Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Lonestar Vineyard
In 1996, Argyle purchased a 136-acre vineyard site on the east slope of Eola Hills. Located south of the winery in Dundee, this warm site is planted primarily with Dijon clones of Pinot Noir. Lonestar’s soil contains granite rocks and minerals from the great Missoula floods that helped shape the Willamette Valley at the end of the last ice age. These massive floods thundered down from the present day Idaho and Montana and left the area that is now Portland under 400 feet of water.

Lonestar’s southern slope allows the vines there to catch the first rays of the day as the sun rises over the Cascades. A low elevation site by Oregon standards at 200-400 feet, Lonestar is farmed using the same state of the art viticulture techniques as the Stoller Vineyard. Lonestar is the backbone for Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir and a major component in the Reserve Pinot Noir.