If you are looking for a great red wine at a value price…The Jack is your best bet! This wine has appealing aromas of black cherries, raspberries, plum and spices with a touch of oak. The Jack is a friendly wine offering a mouthful of juicy fruit flavors that are complemented by fine tannins.
Download Fact Sheet and Winemaker's Notes
APPELLATION:
Columbia Valley
COMPOSITION:
86% Merlot – McClellan Estate Vineyard – Walla Walla Valley; Milbrandt Vineyard – Columbia Valley; Preston Vineyard, Columbia Valley
6% Cabernet Sauvignon – McClellan Estate Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
4% Cabernet Franc – McClellan Estate Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2% Syrah – Lewis Vineyard, Yakima Valley
2% Petite Verdot – Stillwater Creek Vineyard
TECHNICAL NOTES:
pH 3.62
TA 0.56 g/100mL
Alcohol 14.1% By Volume
FERMENTATION:
Small open top stainless steel tanks. The cap was punched down two times per day. The wine was transferred to American oak barrels to complete fermentation.
BARREL AGING:
100% French oak barrels
30% New French oak
CASES PRODUCED:
4777 cases
BOTTLING DATE:
September 23, 2008
RELEASE DATE:
December 1, 2008