X Novo Vineyards

X Novo Vineyards "Vivo autem somnium Oregon" Growers of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Aligoté
Vineyards: X Novo & X Omni
Located in the Eola-Amity Hills - Willamette Valley - Oregon

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With the recent release of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate scores, we are so honored by the recognition given to the first...
12/10/2025

With the recent release of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate scores, we are so honored by the recognition given to the first two vintages of our Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. ⁠
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Thank you to and - for your time, consideration and reviews. ⁠
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We hold such gratitude towards our team and for all of you who have supported us throughout the years and as we embarked on the release of our own vintages. ⁠
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Cheers to this moment and looking forward to what's ahead.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

11/17/2025

Last week we moved the Pinot from our Drunk Turtle - where partial whole clusters mixed with hand picked whole berries spent 41 days in the amphora until the juice was ready

10/31/2025

We proudly hand wax all of our bottles for each vintage ✨

Here we are waxing our 2022 X Omni Pinot Noir….have you picked up your bottle yet?
#2022

10/03/2025

Grapes are in, fruit has been processed - now it’s time to work on that 2025 vintage! 💥

I can’t remember the day and time of the dinner other than it was in the late 1970s.⁠⁠I don’t even recall the food I ate...
09/15/2025

I can’t remember the day and time of the dinner other than it was in the late 1970s.⁠
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I don’t even recall the food I ate. Those details have long been abandoned by my memory. But the wine, oh yes, the wine I very much remember as if it was yesterday.⁠
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I was invited to a celebration of the approaching wedding for our winery’s CFO; a bachelor party of sorts. The venue was at Au Relais - now shuttered years ago - and at the time, one of the best restaurants in the North Bay region. There were 5-6 of us from the winery, each bringing a bottle of wine to share over the course of the meal. I have no idea what I brought although it probably was a Bordeaux. I wanted to know more about those wines and had begun to collect them as my meager budget would allow.⁠
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It was towards the end of the meal when the restaurant staff brought new wines glasses to the table. Those, now out of favor, heavy, fish-bowl glasses one might use for eating ice cream as much as wine. Joe Phelps, who arranged this dinner and had kept his bottle under the table, handed a Burgundy-shaped bottle to the waitstaff.⁠
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What came around into our glasses was a 1969 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Les Grèves Vigne de l’Enfant Jesus; the “baby Jesus” vineyard as it’s known. The unmistakable, intense perfume of crushed red raspberries rose up from the glass. This was sublime with its red robe glistening in the bowl, incredible fragrance of red fruits, delicious raspberry-cherry flavors and fascinating texture. A wine relished well into the evening. I’ve never forgotten it.⁠
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When I think about this wine, this Pinot Noir, it recalls family, people, places and events from almost 50 years ago; how much I thought I knew at the time and how much more I had to learn. It also is a reminder that wine is a pursuit of pleasure, savoring and remembrances. Pinot Noir does that. And we hope our wine brings that sense of enjoyment and recollection to your table.⁠
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- Craig Williams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sunburn can happen to clusters - especially when the temps reach into the 100's - as they did several days ago. This spe...
09/12/2025

Sunburn can happen to clusters - especially when the temps reach into the 100's - as they did several days ago. This specific cluster is in on the "afternoon side" of the vine where it received more direct sun. ⁠
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The sunburned berries or "raisins" are not an issue when the cluster goes into the press - no burnt flavors are extracted - but, it can be a good foundation for Botrytis if it rains. ⁠
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The water puddles in the "pockets" of the raisins longer, providing more opportunity for the mold to grow and eventually spread in the cluster and in the vine. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Making the rounds to see how things are progressing and we like what we are seeing in over in X Omni. ⁠⁠Our Chardonnay i...
09/05/2025

Making the rounds to see how things are progressing and we like what we are seeing in over in X Omni. ⁠
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Our Chardonnay in Block 5 - row 6, Block 4 and our Pinot Noir in Block 1 - all these beauties for the 2025 vintage ✨️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Salem, OR
97304

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