Anahata is the Sanskrit word for the heart chakra — the seat of love, compassion, and connection. The name was not chosen for its poetry alone but as homage to what this vineyard was planted to be: the emotional center of everything grown, made, and poured under the Lytle-Barnett and Aubaine names.
Situated at 550 feet elevation on the western edge of the Eola-Amity Hills, Anahata Vineyard spans 24 acres divided into nine blocks, each named with intention. Eight carry translations of the word “joy” — a quiet declaration that what grows here, and what is made from it, is meant to be shared. The ninth block holds a different kind of meaning — one that belongs to Sister Mary Paule, and to the people who planted this vineyard in her honor.
Founded by Andy Lytle, Anahata has been at the center of the Lytle-Barnett wines from the beginning — contributing fruit to the sparkling program before Aubaine came into existence, and continuing to do so today. Together with Windfall Vineyard, the two form the estate foundation for both brands — two sites, one AVA, and a shared conviction that this corner of the Willamette Valley produces fruit of uncommon distinction.
Anahata is where it all began. These vines speak the truth of that origin — but it is the wines that tell the real story: a tale of terroir, varietal purity, and honest expression from the Eola-Amity Hills.