St. Reginald Parish 'The Marigny' Carbonic Maceration Pinot Gris, Yamhill-Carlton District

Jessica's Note: When we last carried The Marigny Carbonic Maceration Pinot Gris, it was the 2022 vintage, a wine shaped by one of the Willamette Valley’s most dramatic growing seasons. A cold, wet spring and damaging frost gave way to a warm, dry summer and an exceptionally long autumn, producing a lighter, deeply phenolic wine with exuberant aromatics and an engaging mixture of citrus, stone fruit, savory salinity, and playful confectionary notes.

The 2025 vintage arrives from a very different season. Dry conditions, steady warmth, and an early, compressed harvest produced clean, evenly ripened fruit while cooler weather after late-summer heat helped the region retain valuable freshness. Where the 2022 reflected patience, recovery, and extended autumn development, the 2025 presents a more immediate expression of ripe fruit, energetic texture, and carbonic lift. It remains unmistakably The Marigny: unconventional, vivid, and built for the table rather than the cellar.

Product Details:

• Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Gris
• Winemaker: Andrew Reginald Young
• Wine Style: Skin-contact Pinot Gris
• Vinification: Carbonic maceration
• Farming Practices: Organically farmed without certification

Sensory Description:

The 2025 The Marigny Carbonic Maceration Pinot Gris offers a bright, aromatic expression of Pinot Gris with ripe orchard and citrus fruit framed by the variety’s naturally savory, phenolic character. Carbonic maceration contributes an energetic fruit profile and a buoyant texture, while skin contact brings gentle grip, spice, and a lightly saline finish. Compared with the 2022, this vintage feels less defined by the tension of a late recovery and more by the immediacy of an early, clean harvest, giving the wine a ripe, vivid center balanced by the freshness preserved during the final stages of the growing season.

Winemaker's Background:

Winemaker Andrew Reginald Young, commonly known as Andy Young, founded The Marigny as a small Willamette Valley winery devoted to what he calls Modern Table Wines. His approach begins with thoughtfully farmed fruit and continues through gentle processing, low-intervention cellar work, and restrained sulfur additions. The aim is not to imitate a conventional benchmark, but to produce honest, expressive wines without unnecessary manipulation or pretense.

The Marigny’s wines are made for immediate enjoyment and for the informal places where wine often feels most natural: the porch, the park, a backyard table, or a meal shared among friends. This Carbonic Maceration Pinot Gris captures that philosophy particularly well, combining a technically adventurous method with an accessible, generous personality.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve chilled at approximately 45 to 55°F. Its aromatic fruit, subtle grip, and savory finish make it a versatile partner for olive bread, cacio e pepe, fresh strawberries, summer vegetables, grilled seafood, lightly spiced dishes, and picnic fare. It is equally compelling on its own as a lively aperitif.