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Chewy currants, jammy black fruit, smoky leather, violets and spice. Toasty oak, hearty tannins and a reverberating finish.

80% Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Estate Grown Merlot from Cougar Crest Vineyard and Stellar Vineyard. Presents lush, mature aromas of cassis, blackberry, lavender, and mocha to the nose and a dense, black ruby color to the eye. Powerful and silky impact on the palate gives blackberry jam, mocha and hints of lavender and mint. The mid-palate and luxurious finish wraps a spicy oak flavor around the rest for a lasting impression. The warm growing season gave us fruit with exceptional maturity of flavors, deep colors, and smooth tannins. Open top, small fermenters, hand punch downs and gentle basket pressing gave us wine full of fruit and aroma and no harsh bitter tannins. Aged in 100% new oak barrels from French, America, Russian and Hungarian forests for added complexity, it promises to be a wine that can be enjoyed when new and for many years in the future.

83% Estate Grown Merlot, and 13% Estate Grown Cabernet Franc, from Cougar Crest Vineyard and Stellar Vineyard. Aromas of blackcherry, strawberry, toast and violets, with a dense, dark color prepare the palate for a complex blend that includes black and red fruits, tobacco, and lavender. A versatile wine that will not overpower most foods, the mid-palate shows toast and a hint of vanilla that remains through a silky lingering finish.Harvested, fermented, and pressed using the same methods as our Syrah, these wines were barrel aged separately for 6-8 months. Individual barrels were selected for their blending characteristics, then racked into a tank, blended, and returned to barrels to allow the flavors to marry.

Estate Grown Syrah from Cougar Crest Vineyard and Stellar Vineyard. Following aromas of dark berries and spice, the palate is overwhelmed by the powerful, lush, and velvety blend of currants, plum jam, anise, and a hint of pepper. The mid-palate reveals the finesse of oak aging, and the finish is a long, lingering marriage of all these flavors. This year gave us a warm, even-temperatured growing season, and the fruit came in dark and concentrated. After destemming, the whole berry fermentation was done in small, open topped bins and punched down by hand three times per day to retain all the fruity, aromatic elements without extracting harsh tannins from the seeds. A hand operated basked press was used on all lots and the wine has been stored in a combination of new French, America, Russian and Hungarian oak barrels.

100% Cabernet Franc all from Cougar Hills Estate Vineyard in the heart of Walla Walla Valley of Washington State. Chewy currants and jammy berries, violets, herbs, pepper, and spice create a unique aroma that is so characteristic of Cabernet Franc. Leather, toast, and mature, fine-grained tannins enhance the smooth, balanced mouth feel and long finish. The 2002 growing season was typical for the Northwest. Long, warm days and cool nights gave us a fruit with exceptional maturity of flavors, deep colors, and smooth tannins. Hand harvesting, fermenting in small lots with open top fermenters, and punching down by hand yields wine that is full of fruit flavor, color, and velvety tannins. Barrel aging in a combination of American and European oak allows flavors to marry and adds complexity.

85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, all from Stellar Vineyard and Cougar Hills Vineyard. Our estate vineyards are the exclusive source for all of our wines. Dense, dark ruby color and aromas of blackberry, currants, licorice, herbs, and mocha fill the senses. The palate reveals finely textured tannins, balanced acidity, and a mouth feel that is smooth and lush. The long, reverberating finish leaves lasting impressions of cassis, leather, and toast. The 2002 growing season was typical for the Northwest. Long, warm days and cool nights gave us a fruit with exceptional maturity of flavors, deep colors, and smooth tannins. Hand harvesting, fermenting in small lots with open top fermenters, and punching down by hand yields wine that is full of fruit flavor, color, and velvety tannins. Barrel aging in a combination of French, American, and European oak allows flavors to marry and adds complexity.

85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from Stellar Vineyard and Cougar Hills Vineyard. Our estate vineyards are the exclusive source for all of our wines. This wine opens with a ripe bouquet of bing cherry, red fruits, violets, anise, and a color that is dense, dark and ruby. Balanced acidity and mature tannins give the midplalate structure to support the lush, jammy mouth feel and the rich spectrum of fruit, spice and toasty oak that linger on the long, extended finish. The 2002 growing season was typical for the Northwest. Long, warm days and cool nights gave us very ripe fruit with good acidity and tannins. Hand harvesting, fermenting in small lots with open top fermenters, and punching down by hand yields wine that is full of color and velvety, not harsh, tannins. Barrel aging in a combination of French, American, and European oak allows flavors to marry and adds complexity.

97% Estate Grown Syrah and 3% Estate Grown Viognier from Cougar Hills Vineyard, Stellar Vineyard, and Golden?s Legacy. Our estate vineyards are the exclusive source for all of our wines. Aromas of ripe plum jam, blackberries, strawberries, and spice are followed by a smooth palate balancing luscious fruit, spice, acidity, and finely textured tannins. A long, languishing finish shows the finesse of oak aging. 2002 was a good year for grapes in the Northwest. Long, warm days, and cool nights yielded very ripe fruit with well-balanced acidity and mature tannins. Co-fermentation with 3% Viognier has subtly expanded the fruit flavor profile to include more red fruit character than previous vintages. Controlling our own vineyards allows us to vine ripen the fruit for full flavor development. Hand harvesting and small lot fermentation with hand punch downs yields wine with complexity, huge varietal character, and smoothness. Finished by aging in small oak barrels, this wine is enjoyable now and will age well.

Rich, plumy fruit, blueberries, earthly pepper and spice entice the nose while the palate shows balance of acidity and smoothly textured tannins. The aromatic finish continues these flavors along with a toast nuance of oak aging.

A pale straw color and nose of pear, citrus, melon, and honeysuckle followed by a lush palate with honey, spice and a hint of oak. The flavor and finish linger long after the wine is gone.