Varietal, Blend 78% Cabernet Sauvignon | 18% Merlot | 4% Syrah
Appelation 81.3% Columbia Valley | 18.7% Red Mountain
Specifications 14% alcohol | 750mL bottle | Titratable acid: 5.1g/L | Ph: 3.94
Head Winemaker Sarah Goedhart
Accolades Double Gold, 95 Points from Sunset International Wine Awards
Notes Aroma, flavor: black raspberry | bing cherry | cinnamon | clove | chicory | milk chocolate | menthol Texture: bright | structured | long | chewy | balanced
Production The grapes come from our Estate Red Mountain biodynamic and organic certified vineyards. Most of teh wines were pumped over during alcoholic fermentation for 6-10 days before being pressed to barrel. It then completed malo-lactic fermentation and then aged for an additional 24 months in 49% new oak: 58% American oak, 39% French oak, and 3% Hungarian oak.
Harvest 2022 was a challenging year from spring through fall. We had snow in April and didn't see warm temperatures until early May. The heat was mild until we hit mid-August and saw temperatures over 100 deg for a couple of weeks! Everything was delayed including bud break, fruit set, and veraison, and we had a few extra weekends in September due to a late first day of harvest. All of the challenges were worth it, and we saw a bountiful and delicious crop. The crew worked until just before Thanksgiving and we managed to get all of our fruit in before the cold weather set in. The 2022 vintage made us really earn the fruits of our labor and we are starting to enjoy them.
Aroma / flavor: Black raspberry / bing cherry / cinnamon / clove / chicory / milk chocolate / menthol
Texture: bright / structured / long / chewy / balanced
Cellaring: The structure of this wine means it will be best within a few years of release, but should be wonderful to drink for the next 5 years.
Grapes come from our Estate Red Mountain biodynamic and organic certified vineyards. Most of the wines were pumped over during alcoholic fermentation for 6 to 10 days before being pressed to barrel. where it completed malo-lactic fermentation and then aged for an additional 24 months in 49% new oak (58% American Oak / 39% French oak / 3% Hungarian oak)
Harvest notes: 2022 was a challenging year from Spring through Fall! We had snow in April and didn’t see warm temperatures until early May. The heat was mild until we hit mid-August and saw temperatures over 100 for a couple of weeks! Everything was delayed including bud break, fruit set and veraison and we had a few extra weekends in September due to a late first day of harvest! All of the challenges were worth it and we saw a bountiful and delicious crop. The crew worked until just before Thanksgiving and we managed to get all of our fruit in before the cold weather set in. The 2022 vintage made us really earn the fruits of our labor and we are starting to enjoy them
Gold Texsom
Sarah Goedhart
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