Palate
Mourvèdre takes the lead in this classically southern Rhone
blend giving this wine its exotic feel of light and dark fruit and
spice. Field harvested and co-fermented in a single tank brings
a natural balance and depth of fresh fruit to this seamlessly
sumptuous complex wine. Dried fig linked with rich boysenberry
envelopes the pallet and delivers a lush smooth finish
Growing Conditions
The 2016 vintage experienced the best of both worlds with a hot
spring and early summer. A cooler than normal end of the ripening
season allowed the wines to have ripeness, yet maintain freshness and
elegance.
Harvest
The early dry and warm spring, combined with cooler temperatures
in August and September, slowed down ripening and resulted
in the longest harvest on record in Washington State.
Winemaking
All four grapes varieties were harvested together at the same time
then destemmed and crushed together to a small stainless steel
tank for a 5-day fermentation on skins.
Aging
When the desired tannin structure was achieved, the wine was
drained away from the skins and placed into 67% neutral and 33%
new French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation. Aged 19 months.
