From: Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley, WA
Blend: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, 8% Merlot
Taste: This wine has aromas of ripe red fruit, blackberry pie, dried cranberries with hints of brown sugar and warm baking spices. Powdery tannins lend structure to this wine, while maintaining elegance and ending in a long lingering finish.
Critical Acclaim: WE 89 Wine Enthusiast
Blueberry and plum aromas announce themselves. Ripe, plush flavors follow. Herb notes linger on the finish. There's a pleasing sense of balance throughout. It's hard to pin down as Cabernet, but who cares?
Pairing: Pork, beef, tacos, BBQ, vegetarian, lamb, pasta, cheese, pizza (see link for BBQ Chicken pizza recipe!) and chocolate.
This wine. Awards. San Francisco Wine Chronicle - gold Tasting Room Magazine - 91 Pacific Rim Competition - gold
Vineyard notes. The fruit for this wine was grown at our estate vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills. The fruit is exposed to dappled sunlight, allowing for uniform ripening and flavor development. Well balanced crop levels have allowed us to create wines with great depth and concentration.
Production notes. These grapes were picked and immediately sorted in the vineyard. The fruit was not crushed in order to preserve as much whole-berry as possible. At the winery, individual lots were fermented in stainless steel tanks. Twice daily pumpovers allowed gentle extraction of color and tannin.
