Nose
The nose is right out of a fresh
fruit salad with scents of pineapple, grapefruit, and a hint lime.
Palate
Take a sip and the tropical flavors blend into fresh pear, peach
and apricot with an undercurrent
of citrus. The finish is smooth and
peachy with a touch of lemon
and lime.
Growing Conditions
2015 was overall the warmest year on record, with an early spring and a
very long and warm summer growing season. The end result was ripe flavors and a very, very early harvest. We started harvest this year about
three weeks earlier than normal and finished almost three weeks sooner
than usual. This was the first time in over 20 harvests that the winemaker
had an opportunity for fishing during the best part of the salmon run! In
many blocks yields were lower than average, due in part to a November
2014 freeze which just nipped our Walla Walla vineyards. These lower
yields already reflect very intense and dark wines. This vintage should produce wines that drink well early on they will be quite intense.
Vineyard/AVA: 100% Willard Farms Yakima Valley
Winemaking
Carefully Picked grapes were pressed whole cluster and
cold settled. This creates richer, fuller more expressive fruit flavors. Steel tank fermentation
was combined with a small amount of barrel fermentation. This technique gives us the best
of both worlds, Fresh citrus and vibrant apple and pear flavors in the tank fermented portion, smooth and supple melon and a richer texture from the barrel fermented portion. The
idea behind this wine is to create an aromatic fruity wine with old world character.
78% steel tank fermented and 22% aging in small neutral barrels for 4 1/2 months.
Food Pairing
Try fresh shellfish, particularly Dungeness crab, with
our 2015 Linen Sauvignon Blanc.
