Naches Heights, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Found this sultry seductress on a hike through the Cowiche Canyon outside of Yakima. Very glad to bring this wine back as a token from my spring trip to the Edenic high desert. Kelsey says 'Smells like a beach ball in all the right ways.' To me, that translates to the kind of honeyed vinyl aromas that makes this one of my favorite varietals. Not as spicy as other examples I've tried, but no less complex. Really ripe melon (almost Jolly Rancher-esque) and a shot of something warm and earthy, like thyme, are things I'm tasting.
Found this sultry seductress on a hike through the Cowiche Canyon outside of Yakima. Very glad to bring this wine back as a token from my spring trip to the Edenic high desert. Kelsey says 'Smells like a beach ball in all the right ways.' To me, that translates to the kind of honeyed vinyl aromas that makes this one of my favorite varietals. Not as spicy as other examples I've tried, but no less complex. Really ripe melon (almost Jolly Rancher-esque) and a shot of something warm and earthy, like thyme, are things I'm tasting.
Apr 18th, 2015
