Aroma / flavor: Ripe melon / lemon curd / toasted hazelnut / vanilla custard / clove / jasmine / honey
Texture: Bright / full / long / oily / structured
Cellaring: For optimum fruit flavors and aromas, drink now. The higher acid in this wine should keep it drinking well for up to 15 years.
Grapes are from Les Gosses and Hedges Estate vineyards. The Viognier was picked on 9/11 and the Marsanne was picked on 9/22, and was pressed to both new and neutral barrels. The Marsanne barrels went through malo-lactic fermentation while stirring lees every other day for 1 week. Wine stayed in barrel until bottling on May 15, 2024. The wine was aged in 50% new French oak and 50% Neutral oak for 6 months.
Harvest notes: 2023 started with a drier, mild spring, which resulted in slightly delayed bud break. Then the heat started in May and June and the grapes had a lot of growth. Everything was back on track for veraison, which happened in the last week of July, first week of August. We saw a nicely spread-out maturation and harvest period in September and October, which balanced yields. 2023 should prove to be a classic Washington State vintage, especially for Red Mountain.
95% Les Gosses / 5% Hedges Vineyard
Sarah Goedhart
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