This one is a new one to me. I was tasting at Pig+Fig with Joe/Dustin/Laura some new wines from WillametteVllyVnyds (fairly impressed by the wines overall)
that are now handled by Southern. One of their Estate Chards was primarily made from the "Draper Clone", a new one for me.
This "clone" (actually a "selection") was planted in 1964 by DavidLett/Adelsheim, so it's a clone that's been in OR for quite some time. It originally
came from the DraperRanch (think Jerry Draper, not Paul Draper) in StHelena and went to LeeStewart (of his original SouverainWnry), who made
some incredible Chards in his day in the HowellMtn/NapaVlly. David harvested a bunch of the cuttings/prunings and took them to OR where he propagated them
in his first vnyd. These were then further propagated in many of the early OR Chard vnyds. So it's an old-timey OR clone. Don't see much reference to it
in Calif Chard vnyds. The Draper vines were harvested originally from the LouisMartini StanleyRanch/Carneros which was planted from French plant
material in the mid-'30's.
Some of the details can be found here:
https://eyrievineyards.com/pdfs/words/A%20Different%20Chardonnay.pdf
https://www.palatepress.com/2015/03/the-oregon-chardonnay-clone-wars/
Apparently, the more recent Dijon clones (which were brought in early on & cleared thru OSU/Corvalis by JimBernau of WillametteVllyVnyds
are earlier ripening than Draper clone and felt more ideally suited for the WillametteVlly climate.
Anyway, learned something new ystrday/toady.
Tom