The 2005 vintage was outstanding in the Walla Walla Valley. This is a delicious, full-bodied wine with a touch of smoky spice and black fruit aromas on the nose.
Concentrated flavors of cherry and blackberry, with a silky tannin profile. An elegant wine with abundant flavors that persist long after the wine is gone.
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VINEYARDS:
Les Collines Vineyard
Va Piano Vineyard
TECHNICAL NOTES:
pH 3.73
TA 0.60 g/100mL
Alcohol 14.1% By Volume
FERMENTATION:
36-hour cold soak; 50% whole berry primary fermentation
with multiple stage yeast inoculation followed by secondary
malolactic fermentation; 100% complete.
BARREL AGING:
100% French oak barrels
40% New French oak
Aged 16 months
CASES PRODUCED:
345 cases
BOTTLING DATE:
February 27, 2007
RELEASE DATE:
April 1, 2007