| Blend |
43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot |
| Vintage |
2008 |
| Appellation |
Walla Walla Valley AVA |
| Winemaker |
Anna Schafer |
| Ratings and Awards |
ST - 89 |
| Fruit Handling |
Hand-picked & sorted, whole cluster pressed |
| Fermintation |
Fermentation in 1.5 ton stainless steel tanks |
| Secondary |
Malolactic Fermentation in barrel for two months. |
| Aging |
100% French Oak , 40% new for 24 months |
| Filtration |
Unfined and unfiltered |
| Bottling Date |
March - 2011 |
| Production |
87 cases |
| Vineyard |
àMaurice Estate Vineyard |
| Owner/Manager |
Tom Schafer & Ken Hart |
| Location |
Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla Valley) |
| Altitude |
1,400 feet in elevation |
| Vineyard Age |
2006 |
| Soil |
Half glacial till alluvial soils, the other half pre-glacial soils. 12 inches of topsoil, 20 feet of sandy loam, 60 feet of gravel, and then the Wanapum basalt aquifer. |
| Site |
Southern facing slope with excellent sun exposure and cold air drainage, just upland from Mill Creek |
| Varietals |
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot |
| Harvest Date |
Oct 20, 2008 |
| Yield |
2 tons |
| Appearance |
Deep garnet red. |
| Nose |
Dark dusty nose of minerals, rose and spice. |
| Palate |
This wine needs oxygen to open the deep long finish. The weight in the mid palate is carried by black plums, black cherry, dried fig and currents. There is a slight herbaceous tarragon note that is rounded by the vanilla of the Allier and Bertrange barr |
