This wine has aromas of black cherries, raspberries, plum and spices with a touch of oak. The layers of silky red and black fruit are framed with seamless tannins and a long beautiful finish.
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APPELLATION:
Columbia Valley
COMPOSITION:
88% Merlot - Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley; Canoe Ridge Vineyard and Preston Vineyard, Columbia Valley
12% Cabernet Sauvignon - Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley; Candy Mountain Vineyard, Columbia Valley
TECHNICAL NOTES:
pH 3.67
TA 0.59 g/100mL
Alcohol 13.6% By Volume
FERMENTATION:
Small open top stainless steel tanks. Inoculated with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae species after cold soaking. The cap was punched down two times per day. The wine was transferred to American oak barrels to complete fermentation.
BARREL AGING:
100% American oak barrels
30% New
CASES PRODUCED:
1890 cases
RELEASE DATE:
September 1, 2006