Nose
Cabernet Sauvignon from Cold Creek Vineyard has
classic fruit character with licorice and herb-like aromas.
Palate
This wine is medium to full-bodied and beautifully
textured with fine tannins.
Growing Conditions
After warmer than average 2012 and 2013 vintages, 2014
in Eastern Washington was one of the warmest seasons
in decades with favorable temperature conditions
extending into fall. Overall, 2014 was a pleasant growing season; ripening was
excellent for all varieties in all locations.
Source vineyard: The sun-drenched, 40+ year-old vines at Cold Creek
vineyard are grown in weak loamy sand and gravel soils
with low water holding capacity. The terroir’s “silty loam” produces moderate crops and
concentrated grapes, resulting in intense flavors in all
varietals and deep color in the red fruit. Vines grow from individual roots, which allows for health
and longevity in our vineyards.
Winemaking
Fruit was handpicked at the peak of ripeness, destemmed,
sorted and placed into two different types of fermentation
vessels; a small square cement tank and a small stainless
steel open-top tank. The grapes were cold soaked for two days prior to
fermentation to help extract color and flavor from the
grape skins without extracting too much tannin. This blend was put together very early as the grapes
were finishing primary fermentation.
Aging
The wine was
then placed into 100% new French oak barrels where it
finished malolactic fermentation and 20 months of aging
before bottling
