White Walnut Estate

White Walnut Estate is the brainchild of Chris Mazepink, former winemaker at Archery Summit.

Chris purchased a small parcel of land next to Archery Summit and Domain Drouhin in the Dundee Hills several years back and has planted it mostly to Chardonnay. While the rest of us hunkered down during Covid, Chris built his charming winery on the property, complete with a small barrel cave carved into the hillside. This is a brand new winery that Wineryhunt members will be the very first to experience in 2021.

White Walnut Estate is a USDA Certified Organic & Demeter Certified Biodynamic vineyard rooted in the epicenter of Oregon’s heralded Dundee Hills. Formerly a walnut orchard, the property had been unattended for several generations and was completely overgrown with bramble when Chris Mazepink purchased the site in 2013.

For Chris, the identity of the place was already written, now, it was just a question of planting it with a great diversity of clones and let that identity sing through. Oregon wine lovers will appreciate the wines Chris has crafted. There is no house style. There is no standard list of bottlings. This is all about the vineyard and letting the story of the vintage unfold in whatever way it does. A refreshing breath of pure wine expression, a tasting at White Walnut Estate is truly special.

Wines Produced: Chardonnay, Pinot noir