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2006 Riesling / Lewis Vineyards / Yakima Valley
100% Riesling
Single vineyard
200 cases produced
Released March 2007
Off-dry. Fermentation stopped at 1° brix
12.6 % alcohol
$12.00 per 750 ml
Winemakers Notes:
Single vineyard Riesling is a rare bird. Most winemakers like to blend from different sites in order to find the right balance. The Lewis Vineyard in Yakima valley offered us everything we needed right in one spot. The bright acid attacks your tongue before the apple and apricots and peach flavors come in to soothe the palate. The finish has a pinch of sweetness and it all makes for a refreshing, delicious glass of wine. Would it be too clichéd to say ‘summer sipper’? Buy it by the case. (S.M.)
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2006 Trés Rosé / Columbia Valley
50% Mourvèdre / 50 % Sangiovese
Made in the Saignée method
50 cases produced
Released April 2007
Off-dry. Fermentation stopped at 1° brix
14.1% alcohol
$14.00 per 750 ml
Winemakers Notes:
We fully intended on making two separate dry Rosés this year but
an experiment of blending convinced us to combine the two wines
together and the resulting wine is Trés Rosé! Produced in the saignée
method from 50% Sangiovese free run and 50 % Mourvèdre free run,
this wine features an almost Pinot Noir-ish color, citrus and herbal
aromas and a medium-bodied mouth-feel with a dash of refreshing
residual sugar. A friend described this wine as “rhubarb pie
straight out of the oven.” Trés Bien! (S.M.)
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2005 Sangiovese / Wahluke Slope
83% Sangiovese / 17% Barbera
Milbrandt Vineyard and Tasawik Vineyards
150 cases produced
Released April 2007
14.1% alcohol
$18.00 per 750 ml
Winemakers Notes:
One of our favorite table wines is Sangiovese, the main grape in the Chianti blend. Why? Every good dinner should have a robust, unpretentious wine as an accompaniment. Our Sangiovese comes from the well-drained soils of Wahluke Slope optimizing the growing conditions of this vigorous variety. Dark cherry fruit flavors and attractive cedar and vanilla aromas are backed up by an acidity that cleanses the palate between bites. Put a bottle on your table. (D.S.)
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2004 Boushey Vineyard Syrah / Yakima Valley
100% Syrah
Single vineyard
170 cases produced
Released April 2007
14.5 % alcohol
$24.00 per 750 ml
Winemakers Notes:
Should you smell this wine or taste it? Both offer sensory rewards. Washington State is a Syrah lovers’ paradise and this wine is bliss. Farmed high above the Yakima Valley floor by Dick Boushey, the Boushey Vineyard features some of the oldest Syrah vines in the state. It’s a cool site that brings out the best in the grape. When you get fruit this good you just get out of the way. (T.B.)
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