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Wine Profile

Production Notes

Varietal Composition: 88% Malbec, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaker Notes

A bold expressive Walla Walla Valley Malbec, this wine opens with vibrant aromas of blueberry, blackberry and huckleberry, complemented by notes of vanilla, black fruit leather, and spiced Mexican mocha. The palate is rich and velvety, where dark chocolate and baker’s cocoa mingle with blackberries and black peppercorn, adding depth to its plush, concentrated structure. Lively acidity and well-integrated tannins carry the wine to a long, polished finish.

Production

The 2023 growing season in Walla Walla Valley was excellent. While the season began with a cold, wet spring that led to a later-than-normal budbreak, the weather throughout summer was picture perfect, allowing the vines to catch up and ripen to expectation. With the exception of a couple of minor rains that delayed a couple of picks by a day or two, the weather during harvest was ideal, and we were able to pick our grapes at ideal ripeness. In the Walla Walla Valley, the season reduced an amazing abundnace of color in our grapes, resulting in wines with alluring dark fruit profiles, rich textures, and an earthiness that creates fascinating underlying complexity.