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• 18.5/20 points—Review of Washington Wines / September More

Wine Details

Blend:  Viognier 91%, Roussanne 8%, Marsanne 1%

Vineyard: Franciscas (Walla Walla): 58%, Far Away (Yakima): 34%, Gamache (Columbia): 8%

Aging:  100% barrel aged sur lie for 5 months. 77% French, 23% Hungarian. 33% new oak

Alcohol: 14.2%

Cases Produced:  223

Tasting Notes:  Floral and spicy elegant perfume with citric elegance and succulent stone fruits merge perfectly with slight vanilla tones, lemon and ripe pear. Viscous and profound in the mouth with voluptuous notes of honey.
Viognier par excellence!

Winemaking Notes:    Extreme selection was the key this year. As always the grapes are whole cluster pressed under inert conditions but this year I took it even a step further! The whole clusters were hand sorted in protection of inert gas before only the best looking clusters were gravity fed into our press. Pressing was done even more gently than previous years and cold settled in tank before being racked to barrel where each barrel was inoculated individually creating a very complex sphere of distinct aromas and flavors! Fermentation lasted 3-4 weeks at very cool temperatures and after completion no ML was allowed to preserve fresh aromatics. No residual sugar is left in this wine. Weekly stirring of the lees took place for 5 months which adds a creamy texture and delicious toasty notes.

Our favorite foods with this wine are fresh oysters, linguine with clams, grilled white fish basted in butter, lemon and fresh herbs or any sharp cheese with crackers.