Tag: Tom and Deb Mortimer

Back in 1997, when Deb and Tom Mortimer first discovered the uncultivated land that would become the Le Cadeau Black Hole Vineyard, they knew instantly that it was an excellent site to grow Pinot Noir. The property, a 28-acre parcel on the south slope of Parrett Mountain in Oregon, was overgrown with poison oak, wild berries, and scrub oak.

As they cleared the land they realized that its unique, rocky and broken volcanic basalt soils were ideal for growing consistently excellent Pinot Noir.