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2007 Lewis Vineyard Riesling / Yakima Valley
Appellation: Yakima Valley
Bottle date: 3/2/08
Release date: 4/1/08
Alcohol: 12.8%
Residual sugar: 2.7 %
Varietals: 100% Riesling
Vineyard: Lewis Vineyard
Fermentation notes: Fermented in stainless steel tank at cool temps.
Total production: 213 cases
Retail price: $16.00/ per 750 ml
This is our second release from this well-respected vineyard that yields so much of the state’s best fruit. What’s different this year? The very warm growing season gifted us with some lovely aromas of peaches & cream and lychee nut. This vintage has a bigger mouthfeel than our acclaimed 2006 Riesling while still delivering refreshing acidity. Finished in an off-dry style. (T.B.)
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2007 Riot / Red Table Wine / Columbia Valley
Appellation: Columbia Valley
Bottle date: 7/11/09
Release date: 11/1/09
Alcohol: 14.1% alc/vol
Varietals: 53% Sangiovese, 36% Syrah, 12% Mourvedre
Vineyard: Boushey Vineyard, den Hoed Vineyard, Rizzuti Vineyard, Birch Creek Vineyard
Total production: 237 cases
Retail price: $18.00/ per 750 ml
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2006 Sangiovese / Walla Walla County
Appellation: Walla Walla County
Bottle date: 11/18/07
Release date: 4/1/08
Alcohol: 14.2%
Varietals: 93% Sangiovese, 7% Syrah
Vineyards: Sangiovese - 40% Morrison (Walla Walla Valley), 31% Sundance (Walla Walla Valley), 22% Tasawik (Columbia Valley). Syrah - 7% Rizutti (Walla Walla Valley)
Cooperage: Aged in a mixture of seasoned and neutral French and American barrels. Total production: 168 cases
Retail price: $20.00 bottle
The three of us are big believers in Washington State Sangiovese and we were thrilled to find three great vineyards for our 2006 Sangiovese right here in Walla Walla County!
Morrison Vineyard has some of the nicest and most complex Sangiovese in the state and this wonderfully aromatic fruit forms the backbone of our blend. Walla Walla is home to many small vineyards (under 2 acres) and Sundance of Walla Walla, an acre site off Kendall Road, is one of the most promising. This beautiful spot gave us very small berries, which contribute dark color and prominent acid to the blend. The trio of vineyards is completed by Tasawik, a newer site on a bench above the Snake River with a perfect southwest exposure. The chewy tannins and structure in the wine come from this site farmed by the Dahle/Broetje family.
This varietal can easily be overwhelmed with a lot of oak be we couldn’t resist putting a portion of the lot on a new 500 litre French oak puncheon. We blended some Syrah to add a touch more spice and dark fruit character.
We enjoy the way this wine opens up over time displaying leather and more dried cherries along with firm tannins and food-friendly acidity. The finish is surprisingly nutty with a pinch of tobacco. A well structured wine for many occasions. (S.M.)
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2005 Syrah / Columbia Valley
Appellation: Columbia Valley
Bottle date: 11/18/07
Release date: 4/1/08
Alcohol: 14.6%
Varietals: 92% Syrah, 7% Merlot and 1% Sangiovese
Vineyards:
Syrah: 53% Boushey (Yakima Valley), 13% Les Collines (Walla Walla Valley), 13% Milbrandt (Wahluke Slope), 13% Tasawik (Columbia Valley)
Merlot: 7% Tasawik (Columbia Valley)
Sangiovese: 1% from Tasawik (Columbia Valley)
Cooperage: Aged in a mixture of seasoned and neutral French and American barrels.
Total production: 186 cases
Suggested retail price: $26.00/ per 750 ml
While maintaining the core of the 2004 Boushey Vineyards Syrah for our 2005 release, we blended in small amounts of other favorite vineyards from around the state to create this beautiful Columbia Valley Syrah. The same lovely aromas of smoke and blackberry greet you but the difference is in the palate. Layers of dark fruit, licorice, and cracked-pepper bacon all wrapped in silky tannins are just the beginning of this complex wine. (S.M.)
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2006 Syrah / Walla Walla Valley
Appellation: Walla Walla Valley
Bottle date: 11/22/08
Release date: 4/1/09
Alcohol: 14.3%
100% Single-Vineyard Syrah
Rizzuti Vineyard
Cooperage: Aged in a mixture of seasoned and neutral French and American Oak.
Total production: 47 cases
Retail price: $30.00 bottle
The longer we make wine, the more we become interested in the merits of bottling single-vineyard wines. Luckily for us, Walla Walla is dotted with small, family-run vineyards like Rizzuti's block out on Langdon Road. The Syrah that comes off this block is deep and rich, complex beyond its' years. It is classic Walla Walla Syrah and easily takes its' place with the other great Syrah vineyards in the Valley. The wine is the real deal, filled to the cork with brambly, dark fruit. - D.S.
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2007 Zinfandel / Wahluke Slope
Appellation: Wahluke Slope
Bottle date: 11/22/08
Release date: 4/1/09
Alcohol: 14.8%
100% Single-Vineyard Zinfandel
Pheasant Vineyard
Cooperage: Aged in 50% new American Oak and 50% neutral French Oak. Total production: 97 cases
Retail price: $26.00 bottle
Winemaking is really all about matching grape varities with the perfect soil, climate and site location for premium grape production and we have a match! Zinfandel thrives in the hot, dry climate and loess soils of the Wahluke Slope and Milbrandt's Pheasant Vineyard. This is the same great fruit we processed for our 2006 production but we took a slightly different approach and went 100% Zin rather than blend in Mourvedre. The fruit came in with unique flavors this particular harvest that we wanted to preserve, even though we picked earlier. This translates into dense fruit flavors and lower alcohol which we think you will really appreciate. - D.S.
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2007 Carménère / Walla Walla Valley
Appellation: Walla Walla Valley
Bottle date: 7/11/09
Release date: 11/1/09
Alcohol: 13.5% alc/vol
Varietals: 100% Carménère
Vineyard: Ray Davis Vineyard
Total production: 23 cases
Retail price: $28.00/ per 750 ml
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2007 Tempranillo / Walla Walla Valley
Appellation: Walla Walla Valley
Bottle date: 7/11/09
Release date: 11/1/09
Alcohol: 14.1% alc/vol
Varietals: 100% Tempranillo
Vineyard: Les Collines
Total production: 70 cases
Retail price: $28.00/ per 750 ml
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2006 Mourvèdre / Yakima Valley
Appellation: Yakima Valley
Bottle date: 7/19/08
Release date: 9/1/08
Alcohol: 14.5%
Varietals: 96% Mourvèdre, 4% syrah
Vineyards: Mourvèdre - 96% den Hoed Vineyard (Yakima Valley), Syrah - 4% Rizutti Vineyard (Walla Walla Valley)
Cooperage: mix of new Hungarian, second and third American and neutral French oak.
Total production: 153 cases
Suggested retail price: $26.00/ per 750 ml
People visiting tasting rooms probably get tired of hearing “great wine is made in the vineyard.” But it’s really true! A very appealing factor in this particular block of Mourvèdre is that it’s grown on land that has never been farmed before. This is the ultimate pairing - a beautiful varietal that expresses old-world characteristics grown on land that has never been cultivated. The vineyard sits at 1300 feet above the Yakima Valley floor, a perfect place to slowly ripen in the sun.
We aged the hell out of this wine. As anxious as we were to get it in the bottle, every time we tasted it was obvious that the wine wasn’t quite ready. We ended up aging this single-vineyard Mourvèdre for 20 months in a mixture of new and seasoned barrels before lightly filtering and hand-bottling. We are proud that this is one of the first single-varietal bottlings of Mourvèdre released from Washington State.
This is a wine that bridges the flavor gap between Syrah and Malbec while being food-friendly and something new for your palate. Please experience our Mourvèdre as we intended. Pair it with succulent meats or game. Above all, remember that this is wine that is meant to be enjoyed with others! (D.S.)
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