Winemaker Notes
Paul Gerrie Vineyard, named for Cristom's founder, is a consistent, gentle sloping bench of deep volcanic soil just to the north of the original estate in the Eola Hills.  For over 20 years Paul dreamt of acquiring the land and made the purchase shortly before his retirement in 2012 - capping his legacy with Cristom Vineyards. The site combines some of the greatest aspects of the Cristom estate - soils, wind, elevation and slope - into a single vineyard that represents the culmination of knowledge gained from three decades of farming in the Eola Hills. With an unwavering commitment to grow estate fruit in the Eola - Amity Hills, we have been developing Paul Gerrie Vineyard since 2014 to be the cornerstone of the future of Cristom. Paul is now the fundamental vineyard source for our flagship wine Mt. Jefferson Cuvee Pint Noir and our noteworthy Eola - Amity Hills Chardonnay. The site combines some of the greatest aspects of the Cristom estate – soils, wind, elevation and slope – into a sin- gle vineyard that represents the culmination of knowledge gained from three decades of farming in the Eola Hills.