| Blend |
100% Malbec |
| Vintage |
2008 |
| Appellation |
Walla Walla Valley AVA |
| Winemaker |
Anna Schafer |
| Ratings and Awards |
ST - 87 |
| 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 |
22 cases (I know...but we had to bottle it right?) |
| 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 |
Malbec |
| Harvest Date |
Oct 20, 2008 |
| Yield |
2 tons |
| Appearance |
Deep garnet red with a blue hue. |
| Nose |
Mountian blueberry, plum, graphite and baking spices. |
| Palate |
Weighty mid-palate of fresh plums, blackberries, cinnamon and clove.. Plush and long finishes with a high note of apricot and a little pit nuttiness. Better the second day after it is allowed to open. |
