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“Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile.” ~ William Cullen Bryant  

What a September! Harvest started September 15th and wrapped September 29th with all the fruit harvested and crushed at the winery, now fermenting away in assorted vessels. Matt has done an amazing job again. This is his 25th year of growing and harvesting our Estate vines at Compton Family Farms. This is a true family business in action. Our eldest son worked early harvest mornings in the vineyards with crews to bring in the fruit. Our middle son helped on the processing side at the winery (on top of his other full-time job), and our youngest son comes after school every day to do punch downs on the fermenting red wines. It’s great conditioning for wrestling season.

The quality of 2026 fruit is excellent. The weather was moderate and very dry until some cooling rains in early September. Just enough rain to rinse the fruit off and give a little hydration. The biggest challenge we had right before harvest was birds. Even with an abundance of invasive blackberries, the birds were going for our grapes like never before. Tabitha spent a long day putting up bird tape all through the vineyard to discourage our feathered friends from the grapes, and it worked. The birds got some snacks but did not derail our harvest. Sorry, Woody Woodpecker, yes even woodpeckers along with starlings were enjoying snacks. 

And what a stir we’ve had in the Tasting Room! Our dear staff member, Angela, who is the backbone of our tasting room and wine club, and is so fabulous with our customers, got injured on Labor Day and had to have emergency surgery to put bones back together. Angela is back at work with us now, but sticking to the desk job stuff while she is healing. We found a great new addition to our Tasting Room in Nicole, who also contributed the recipe for our Fall Wine Club Release. Tabitha has been working in the Tasting Room a lot too. It’s always fun to get the pours and stories from the owner, so be sure to pop in if you’re in town. Your complimentary wine club tasting flights await you!

The new latest vintage Compton wines in your fall release are Concrete Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Alpine Cuvee and Cellar Select Pinot Noir. Rounding out the fall selections are familiar favorites Sparkling Brut, Pinot Blanc, and a parade of single-vineyard pinot noirs from BoVine Vineyard, Croft Vineyard, and Mary’s Peak Vineyard. If you don’t see your favorite Compton Wine in the club selections, add it on! We’re happy to help with any order. You can even reach us by texting now at 541-871-8616. An old-fashioned phone call during business hours works too 541-929-6555.

Thank you for your continued support of our family business. We couldn’t do it without you. May you enjoy all the bounty of the harvest! 

Cheers, Matt and Tabitha Compton

Concrete Egg Chardonnay, 2025 – NEW (All Mix Clubs)
Old vine Chardonnay from the Compton Estate is whole-cluster pressed and placed in our concrete egg tank to ferment and age. Concrete allows for a slow, cool fermentation with the wine circulating on the lees for a round, creamy mouthfeel. Concrete also retains floral and fruit aromas and flavors that would evaporate out of oak barrels. A refreshing way to Chardonnay!

Pinot Gris, 2024 – 94 Rating, NEW (All Mix Clubs)
“A pretty straw/gold, this appealing, aromatic, fruit-driven Pinot Gris is a pitch-perfect blend from four different sites. Lush fruit flavors conjure up ripe orchard and light tropical components; the acid/skin tannin balance keeps both in their proper places. The wine fills the palate and rests comfortably before beginning to trail away through a long, refreshing finish with a lick of caramel.” – Paul Gregutt

Sparkling Brut, Multi-Vintage – 94 Rating (8 Mix & 12 Mix Clubs)
“A combination of Chardonnay and/or Pinot Noir from 2019, 2020 and 2021, this would suggest that such multi-vintage efforts more closely emulate the Champagne model. It’s rich and mouthfilling, textured and deep, with crisp apple and citrus fruit flavors beautifully balanced against the minerally acids. In the expanding world of truly excellent Willamette Valley sparkling wines, this is a standout, both for quality and for price”  – Paul Gregutt

Pinot Blanc, 2023 – 91 Rating (8 Mix & 12 Mix Clubs)
Tabitha’s favorite! Estate Pinot Blanc vines were planted in 1997 at our Compton Family Farms Vineyard in Philomath, Oregon. This Southeast facing vineyard is lower elevation and benefits from the rich soil series of the Willamette Valley. The cooler micro-climate here allows us to pick our Pinot Blanc later in the season when the flavors are full and expressive. 

Cellar Select  Pinot Noir, 2024 – 93 Rating, NEW (All Clubs)
“a limited production, Croft vineyard blend of Pommard and Wadenswil clones. It’s been aged exclusively in a single concrete egg, yielding an elegant and tight wine, brand new and waiting to unfold. This will need time and attention, decanting if drunk soon. It’s textured and fine, with strawberries and pomegranate, cherries and berries, accented with lightly tangy citrus.”
– Paul Gregutt

Alpine Cuvee Pinot Noir, 2022 NEW 93 Rating (All Clubs)
Our boldest Pinot Noir blends two dry-farmed vineyards in Alpine, Oregon: Woodhall III Vineyard C Block Pommard and Wadenswil, and Bovine Vineyard 667 Pinot Noir clones. Alpine Cuvée Pinot Noir is aged 18 months in French oak barrels, 30% new, before blending and bottling. Happy 50th Anniversary to Woodhall III Vineyard, planted  in 1976! 

Croft Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2022 – 92 Rating  (8, 12 Mix & 4, 8, 12 Red Clubs)
Organically grown 100% Pinot Noir clones including Pommard, Wädenswil,115, 777 and 667 from seven small, dry farmed vineyards located in the heart of the Willamette Valley. Critic Paul Gregutt describes this vintage as “a tasty, focused wine which should drink well through the rest of the decade and beyond”

Bovine Pinot Noir, 2023 (8, 12 Mix & 4, 8, 12 Red Clubs)
Bovine Pinot Noir, 2022 (12 Red Club)
Matt Compton planted BoVine Vineyard with Pommard, Wadenswil and 667 clones of Pinot Noir back in 2008. The land was formerly cow pasture and we appreciate their contributions to building rich soil to grow excellent grapes.  Cheers to moo!

Mary’s Peak Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2021 – 92 Rating (12 Red Club)
It’s not on the peak, but has a great VIEW of the peak. Mary’s Peak Vineyard was established in 1976 by Rodger Kohnert and planted with Wädenswil clone Pinot Noir between 1977 and 1980. Situated on East-facing slopes of alluvial, sedimentary loam soil, and in the rain shadow of the highest mountain in the Oregon Coast range, this dry-farmed vineyard consistently grows top quality Pinot Noir. Happy 50th Anniversary to Mary’s Peak Vineyard!