| Blend |
88% Syrah, 12% Grenache |
| Vintage |
2008 |
| Appellation |
Columbia Valley AVA |
| Winemaker |
Anna Schafer |
| Ratings and Awards |
WE - 92; WS - 91 ; The Rhone Report - 91; WA - 89 ; ST - 89 |
| Fruit Handling |
Crushed & Destemmed |
| Maceration |
Cold Soak 4 – 5 days, extended skin contact |
| Fermintation |
Stainless Steel jacketed 2.3 ton fermentors, combination punchdown and pumpover |
| Secondary |
Malolactic Fermentation in barrel for two months |
| Aging |
100% French Oak , 2 years or older 24 months |
| Filtration |
Unfined and unfiltered |
| Production |
231 cases |
| Vineyard |
Boushey Vineyard & Lewis Vineyard & àMaurice Estate & Minick Vineyard |
| Owner/Manager |
Dick Boushey & Ken Lewis, Jr. & Ken Hart & Dave Minick |
| Location |
Grandview, WA (Yakima Valley AVA) & Prosser, WA (Rattlesnake Ridge AVA) & Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla AVA) & Prosser, WA (Yakima Valley AVA) |
| Altitude |
900 feet & 1200 feet & 1450 feet & 1250 feet |
| Vineyard Age |
1980 & 2006 & 1998 |
| Soil |
Sandy loam & Burke series formed in thin loess and flood deposits over a cemented basalt hardpan |
| Appearance |
Deep rich violet color with pink rim. |
| Nose |
Minerality frames the smoke infused fleshy nose. |
| Palate |
The sophisticated tannins are grounded earthy yet smooth. Medium plus acidity elevate the black fruit flavors and ripe tannins. The wine does not taste heavily manipulated which shows the fruit. The finish persists of juniper berries. |
