Reserve Wines
From three of Washington’s finest vineyards, Stillwater Creek, Conner Lee and Wallula. Extended barrel age (36 months) to soften tannins. It’s well balanced, ample dark fruit flavors and notes of chocolate and cedar.
GOLD - Seattle Wine & Food Experience
From three of Washington’s finest A powerful and rich wine that is medium to full bodied with a crisp acidity, yet well balanced with softer lusher structure. It greets you with a nose of red berry, followed by plum and a whiff of blueberry, violet, and cedar shavings and has legs that are long and spindly, staining the glass with their purple hue as they slowly and effortlessly slide down the glass.
This delicious Bordeaux blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc
and malbec is a crowd pleaser year after year. The gorgeous dark ruby color
extends an invitation and is echoed by a tempting aromatic nose. It’s bright
and brimming with ripe summer blackberries, with cherry, vanilla and Asian
spice chiming in for complexity. This wine has it all, fruit, acidity, structure
and balance and will take its place among the stars of this great vintage.
This is truly a WOW wine! Petite Verdot is one of the five Bordeaux varietals that's traditionally been used in red blends. Winemaker, Shane Howard, has taken it to the next level with this reserve wine and crafted a real treat for us.
The nose greets you with fragrances of violet, cassis, berry and undertones of sage. The color is an intense deep ruby red and the long silky legs are just waiting to be caressed. There's a lot of action going on with this full-bodied wine. Flavors of black fruits, firm tannins and beautiful vanillin, blueberry and blackberry on the finish.
It's a must try with softly spiced beef mole, rich hearty lasagna, triple cream cheese or lamb kabobs. Enjoy now for special occasions or hold for 5 to 7 years.
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