Laura Lee Vineyard
Laura Lee Vineyard is situated in the Royal Slope AVA of the Columbia Valley. The Royal Slope is a south-facing, magnificent slope in eastern Washington that was reportedly named by a pair of Scotsmen who climbed the Saddle Mountains and remarked on the slope’s majesty. In this part of the Columbia Valley, the cataclysmic Missoula Floods actually swirled below the elevation of these sites, making the soil series quite unique and relatively untouched.
Coordinates 46.89244, -119.59084
Laura Lee is one of fourteen distinct vineyard sites either owned or co-owned by the Lawrence family. Laura Lee Lawrence raised her family on this very location, which today is a sustainably farmed 62-acre site. The Lawrence family prides itself on clonal selection, with Chardonnay clone 108 and Sauvignon Blanc Gist clone – matched to the soils and aspect of this site between 2008 and 2014. The vineyard sits at slightly lower elevation (935-1135) than their other vineyards and the soils are fine sand and loam. The row spacing is 8’ by 4’.
Vineyard Information
- Soil Type
- Ekrub fine sand, Scoon complex, Kennewick loamy fine sand, Wiehl fine sandy loam
- Clones planted
- Chardonnay: 108, Sauvignon Blanc: Gist
- Aspect to the sun
- North / South
- Farm practices
- Fully Sustainable
- Year planted
- 2008
- Average vine age
- 14yrs+
- Elevation
- 935ft - 1,135ft above sea level
- Vine spacing
- 8ft x 4ft
