estate vineyards:

The fruit for this wine was grown at our estate vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills. The fruit is exposed to dappled sunlight, allowing for uniform ripening and flavor development. Well balanced crop levels have allowed us to create wines with great depth and concentration.

WINEMAKING:

These grapes were picked and immediately sorted in the vineyard. The fruit was not crushed in order to preserve as much whole-berry as possible. At the winery, individual lots were fermented in stainless steel tanks. Twice daily pumpovers allowed gentle extraction of color and tannins. This wine was barrel aged for 16 months in 25% new French and 75% American Oak.

TECHNICAL NOTES:

APPELLATION : Horse Heaven Hills in the Columbia Valley
BLEND : 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, 8% Merlot
ALCOHOL : 14.5%
T.A : 0.53 g/100 ml
PH : 4.01

Pedigree:

2016 Vintage:

91 pts – Wine Spectator
91 pts – Tasting Panel
91 pts – Wine & Spirits

2017 Vintage:

TOP 100 Wines of 2020 – Wine Spectator
90 pts – Wine Spectator
91 pts – James Suckling
90 pts – Smart Buys -Wine Spectator
Double Gold – San Fransisco International Wine Competition
Gold 92 pts – Sunset Magazine International Wine Competition

2018 Vintage:

90 pts – Wine Spectator
91 pts – Tasting Room Magazine
Gold – San Fransisco International Wine Competition

TRADE:

estate vineyards:

The grapes for this wine come from two of the best sites in the Horse Heaven Hills; Eagle and Plow Vineyard and Zephyr Ridge Vineyard.

WINEMAKING:

The grapes were harvested in the very early hours of the morning so they would arrive to the winery cool. Once at the winery, the grapes went directly to the press where the juice was gently pressed away from the skins. The juice was allowed to cold settle for two days before racking. The juice was inoculated with a Chardonnay specific yeast and allowed to ferment cool over 30 days. A portion of the blend was fermented in barrel to add rich mouth feel and complexity. We inoculated the barrels for malolactic fermentation to help contribute to the creamy mouth feel while preserving the bright natural acidity. All of the barrels were hand stirred throughout malolactic fermentation, further adding to the roundness in the mouth feel.

TECHNICAL NOTES:

APPELLATION : Horse Heaven Hills
BLEND : 100% Chardonnay
ALCOHOL : 13.9%
T.A. : 0.33 g/100 ml
PH : 3.88
RS : Dry

Pedigree:

2018 Vintage:

Berliner Wine Trophy Gold
90 pts – James Suckling
94 pts – Wine Orbit NZ
94 pts – Tasting Room Magazine
Double Gold – Wine Press Northwest
Silver – Sunset Magazine International Wine Comp.
Gold – Cascadia Wine Comp.

2019 Vintage:

90 pts – James Suckling
91 pts – The Tasting Panel
91 pts – The Somm Journal
90 pts – Tasting Room Magazine
89 pts – Wine Enthusiast
Silver – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Comp. 

TRADE:

estate vineyards:

The fruit for this wine is grown at our acclaimed estate vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills. The fruit is exposed to dappled sunlight, allowing for uniform ripening and flavor development. Well balanced crop levels have allowed us to create wines with great depth and concentration.

WINEMAKING:

These grapes were picked and immediately sorted in the vineyard. The fruit was not crushed in order to preserve as much whole-berry as possible. At the winery, individual lots were fermented in stainless steel tanks. This wine was barrel aged for 20 months in 25% new French and American Oak.

TECHNICAL NOTES:

APPELLATION : Horse Heaven Hills in the Columbia Valley
BLEND : 98% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon
ALCOHOL : 14.5%
T.A : 0.49 g/100 ml
PH : 3.88

Pedigree:

2017 Vintage:

Outstanding, Great Northwest Wines
Judges Choice, Alberta Beverage Awards
Berliner Wine Trophy Gold
89 pts – The Wine Advocate

2018 Vintage:

90 pts – Tasting Room Magazine

TRADE: