Nose
Ripe and expressive with mountain strawberry, raspberry and dark cherry
notes braced upon orange peel and clove.
Palate
Elegant and polished on the palate
with juicy fruit flavors of ripe blackberry, cherry and cranberry balanced upon
vanilla and crème brûlée leading into a rich, silky finish.
Growing Conditions
• Summit View Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
• 2014 was a very consistent vintage very similar to 2013
• Bud break started in early-mid April with bloom in early June again slightly
early for Washington
• August temperatures were slightly cooler allowing for a longer hangtime with
good yields
• Consistent September with cool nights produced richly structured wines,
ripe flavors that retained high natural acids
Harvest
• Hand-harvested grapes
Bottling
• Bottling date: May 10, 2016
Winemaking
• Small lot fermentations in stainless steel tanks with 25% whole clusters
• The cap was manually punched down two times per day
• Pressed and transferred to barrels to complete secondary fermentation
Aging
• The wine was aged sur lie for 14 months in neutral French Oak barrels
