68% Grenache 32% Mourvèdre. Columbia Valley. Clear, medium extracted purple-red. Blackberry fruit leather notes in nose, slight herb, mint, butterscotch and barnyard funk. Mint, blackberry flavors in mouth. Tight initially, after 10-15 minutes tannins recess and a fruit-forward wine emerges: strawberry, mint, some blackberry flavors, all with length. thin flavor extraction, but rounded mouthfeel, thin body, slightly hot, no bitterness and only moderate chewy tannins and astringency. Strawberry with light lemon-orange aftertaste. In brief, this is an easy drinking red that should pair with lightly flavored food, but avoid hearty, meaty or spicy fare. Or call it a session red with a few chewy but innocuous tannins. Mildly addictive
68% Grenache 32% Mourvèdre. Columbia Valley. Clear, medium extracted purple-red. Blackberry fruit leather notes in nose, slight herb, mint, butterscotch and barnyard funk. Mint, blackberry flavors in mouth. Tight initially, after 10-15 minutes tannins recess and a fruit-forward wine emerges: strawberry, mint, some blackberry flavors, all with length. thin flavor extraction, but rounded mouthfeel, thin body, slightly hot, no bitterness and only moderate chewy tannins and astringency. Strawberry with light lemon-orange aftertaste. In brief, this is an easy drinking red that should pair with lightly flavored food, but avoid hearty, meaty or spicy fare. Or call it a session red with a few chewy but innocuous tannins. Mildly addictive
May 13th, 2018
Walla Walla Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
