Maryhill Winery
Winemaker's Columbia Valley Red Blend
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
So, the move to Seattle is in the books and it's time to start figuring out these new AVAs. Because I had to buy just about everything over again at the local Target, I figured, why not a cheap bottle of local table red? Maryhill winery sits right on the Washington side of the border with Oregon, on the south end of the Columbia Valley. Over 46k cases were produced of the red blend, (Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah, and Cab Franc - no % listed), which is why it's a ten dollar bottle but don't be fooled, the winery itself sources and grows many varietals and has laid claim to many accolades. The Columbia Valley AVA stretches between the 46th parallel and 47th parallel which puts it in line with the well known French wine growing regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy. The AVA is ripe for exploration and viticulture with 11,000,000 designated acres of which over 40,000 acres are planted in vineyards. ~$12 | #maryhill #columbiavalley #redblend
On the eyes: Hazy, deep, ruby red, med stain, med tears, no gas/floc.
On the nose: Cedar planks smeared with red fruit jam (rhubarb-strawberry?) yielding to a bit of funkiness, med alcohol.
On the tongue: Med- tannins, med+ acid, med alcohol, med body. Red jam and cedar again, decent mineralty, but a bit overpowered by the acid. Decent table wine.
So, the move to Seattle is in the books and it's time to start figuring out these new AVAs. Because I had to buy just about everything over again at the local Target, I figured, why not a cheap bottle of local table red? Maryhill winery sits right on the Washington side of the border with Oregon, on the south end of the Columbia Valley. Over 46k cases were produced of the red blend, (Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah, and Cab Franc - no % listed), which is why it's a ten dollar bottle but don't be fooled, the winery itself sources and grows many varietals and has laid claim to many accolades. The Columbia Valley AVA stretches between the 46th parallel and 47th parallel which puts it in line with the well known French wine growing regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy. The AVA is ripe for exploration and viticulture with 11,000,000 designated acres of which over 40,000 acres are planted in vineyards. ~$12 | #maryhill #columbiavalley #redblend
On the eyes: Hazy, deep, ruby red, med stain, med tears, no gas/floc.
On the nose: Cedar planks smeared with red fruit jam (rhubarb-strawberry?) yielding to a bit of funkiness, med alcohol.
On the tongue: Med- tannins, med+ acid, med alcohol, med body. Red jam and cedar again, decent mineralty, but a bit overpowered by the acid. Decent table wine.
