Tasting notes

2021 WHITES

2021 PINOT GRIS
 WAHLUKE SLOPE, WA
500 Cases | 12.7% Alcohol
Retail $26 | Wine Club $24​

This wine has a beautiful light peach tone hinting at the nose of peach and stone fruits.  The wine has a silky texture with honeysuckle and green apple flavors finishing with a nice, bright acid kick.​
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2021 GRUNER VELTLINER
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
275 Cases | 12.7% Alcohol
​Retail $25 | Wine Club $22
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Austrian in origin but Idaho grown, the lemon drop color sparkles in the sunlight.  Aromas of graphite, pear and honeysuckle introduce you to flavors of super ripe apple, stewed peaches and a spice of ginger.

2021 SAUVIGNON BLANC
YAKIMA VALLEY, WA
224 Cases | 12.7% Alcohol
Retail $24 | Wine Club $22

Pale straw in color this Sauvignon Blanc’s nose hints of sweet tropical fruit that will make your mouth start to water.  However, when you get that first taste you realize it is bone dry grapefruit followed with an amazing finish of ripe pears.​
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2021 CARRIE'S SELECT CHARDONNAY
SAWTOOTH VINEYARD
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
250 Cases | 13.3% Alcohol
Retail $27 | Wine Club $25

Light goldenrod in color, this wine will draw you in with a nose of vanilla, oak and Granny Smith apple.  That first sip will remind you of a carnival as a child where you begged your parents for a caramel covered apple on a stick - with a hint of tropical fruit and butter.​
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2020 WHITES

2020 VIOGNIER
BOUSHEY VINEYARD
YAKIMA VALLEY, WA
300 Cases | 14.0% Alcohol
SOLD OUT

Sun-kissed in color, this Viognier opens with intertwined hints of tangerine and honeysuckle and finishes with a full body and a very light lemon cream.
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2020 ANAM "CLASH"
BOUSHEY VINEYARD
YAKIMA VALLEY, WA
275 Cases | 13.7% Alcohol
SOLD OUT

55% Grenache Blanc-27% Sauv Blanc-18% Viognier
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Light golden in color this wine is full of tropical fruit on the nose and has some mild graphite tones in the body. The finish brings back fond memories of lemon drops making this a great wine to pair with food.​
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2020 GRENACHE BLANC
BOUSHEY VINEYARD
YAKIMA VALLEY, WA
145 Cases | 13.7% Alcohol
SOLD OUT

Light sunkissed colors lead to aromas of almonds and lemon curd.  The full body leads into a finish reminiscent of key lime pie.
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2020 ROSE OF SYRAH
SKYLINE VINEYARD
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
375 Cases | 13.7% Alcohol
Retail $27 | Wine Club $25

A beautiful strawberry in color, this Rosé of Syrah has hints of cranberry and strawberries intertwined with rose petals. The body is full of cherry jolly rancher with a nice mild spice finish like the Syrah it came from.​

2020 SAUVIGNON BLANC
BOUSHEY VINEYARD
YAKIMA VALLEY, WA
245 Cases | 13.7% Alcohol
SOLD OUT

This wine has a beautiful golden sunset color with a delicate green hue throughout.  The nose is full of honeysuckle and citrus rolling into flavors of fresh-cut hay laced with white peaches.
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2020 ANAM II "CLASH"
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
75 Cases | 14.1% Alcohol
Retail $25 | Wine Club $22
SOLD OUT

79% Gruner Veltliner -21% Viognier
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​Light lemon in color, this blend has the best of both worlds. Yellow apple, tangerine and tropical notes followed by the traditional Gruner zippy finish make this an approachable, yet interesting, wine.
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2020 CHARDONNAY
CARRIE'S SELECT
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
360 Cases | 13.3% Alcohol
Retail $27 | Wine Club $25
​SOLD OUT

This golden straw-colored Chardonnay expresses a substantial body, full of roasted almonds and Asian Pear- yet finishes with hints of roasted marshmallows.​
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2020 ROSE OF SAIGNEE
375 Cases | 13.7% Alcohol
Retail $27 | Wine Club $25

Saignee means to bleed, we blend juice off of two lots and created a blended Saignee Rose. Rose petal in color the flavors certainly isn’t floral but rather the nose hints of blueberries and cherries. The body has small hints of allspice leading you to think you are drinking the lightest cobble you have ever tried.

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2019 reds

2019 SYRAH SOLAS "LIGHT"
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
275 Cases | 14.5% Alcohol
Retail $32 | Wine Club $30
​SOLD OUT

Ruby and rose petal in color, this light-bodied Syrah represents the vineyard and the vintage with a nose of sweet tobacco and spices spilling into a velvety body full of blackberries and sassafras.
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2019 TEMPRANILLO
LANAE RIDGE VINEYARD
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
250 Cases | 14.2% Alcohol
Retail $36 | Wine Club $34

Rusty red in color, this Tempranillo’s nose is the definition of a clay pot.  This earthiness leads to a set of spicey flavors blended with stewed plums.  The silkiness of the mouthfeel tames the spices into an elegant finish for this young wine.​

2019 MALBEC
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
150 Cases | 14.0% Alcohol
Retail $38 | Wine Club $36
​NOT RELEASED

Garnet in color, the wine bellows  of cherries and raspberry displaying a fruit-forward approach.  The mouth is full cocoa powder and sweet tobacco finishing with a softer, smoother finish of cherries in a cedar box.​

2019 SRUTH "RIVER"
RED MOUNTAIN, WA
420 Cases | 14.7% Alcohol
Retail $38 | Wine Club $36​
61% Cabernet Sauvignon , 33% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot
56% Red Mountain 33% Yakima Valley 11% Horse Heaven Hills 

​This blend starts with a color of dirty garnets and rubies. The nose is intense, with the vineyards of red mountain and Yakima providing hints of smoke, anise, and spicy tannins that sit with you while you contemplate the next sip.​

2019 ​CABERNET SAUVIGNON
​DISCOVERY VINEYARD
HORSE HEAVEN HILLS, WA
200 Cases | 14.5% Alcohol
Retail $45 | Wine Club $40
​ NOT RELEASED

Darker colors hint at this epic vineyard’s cabernet heritage.  With tones of smoke and vanilla spice on the nose, the mouth rolls into cocoa nibs and silky tannins wrapped around a little bit of peppery spice.
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2019 ​CABERNET FRANC
​BOUSHEY VINEYARD
YAKIMA VALLEY, WA
190 Cases | 14.6% Alcohol
Retail $45 | Wine Club $40​

​A dusty purple color fades to almost a clear halo—the nose changes with every sniff going from sweet tobacco to cherry and then on to vanilla. The silky body coats the inside of your mouth with dark cocoa. With a zip of acid, the finish holds on to a black cherry note.​

2019 ​PETIT VERDOT
SHAW STANTON VINEYARD
RED MOUNTAIN, WA
100 Cases | 15.1% Alcohol
Retail $45 | Wine Club $40​

This is an extremely dark wine that coats your glass with it’s deep color. Bits of chocolate and blackberry jam caress your nose while the inside of your mouth is blanketed with cherry cola velvet.

2019 SANGIOVESE
LANAE RIDGE VINEYARD
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
220 Cases | 14.2% Alcohol
Retail $36 Wine Club $34
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This Sangio is medium tawny in color with flavors of vanilla blended with a balsamic reduction. The mouthfeel is full and vibrant with a sizzling finish of cocoa nib-covered cherries.​​

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2019 TURAS "JOURNEY"
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
480 Cases | 14.2% Alcohol
Retail $36 Wine Club $32
35% Syrah, 33% Merlot,14% Petit Verdot, 14% Malbec, 4% Tempranillo​

Dark, dirty rubies fill the glass.  You can start to smell the intense aromatics as you pour the wine. The earthiness of the Syrah combined with the Bing Cherry of the Merlot leads to a mouthful of spice and tannins from the Petit Verdot and Malbec.​​

2019 SYRAH
BLOCK 46
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
320 Cases | 14.2% Alcohol
Retail $37 | Wine Club $33
NOT RELEASED

The color looks like ink and the flavors don’t disappoint.  This is a deep, earthy wine with hints of sweet tobacco and clove that rolls into a mouthful of leather, spice and cured meats.  It is a wine that will age really well.​

2019 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
​BOUSHEY VINEYARD
YAKIMA VALLEY, WA
340 Cases | 14.2% Alcohol
Retail $40 | Wine Club $35
NOT RELEASED

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This wine looks like dark rubies in a glass.   Aromas of blackberry mix with baking spices wrapped in leather.  As air gets into the wine and releases some of the grippy characteristics from the mouthfeel, you end up with hints of gravel and graphite.​
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2019 ​CABERNET SAUVIGNON
QUINTESSENCE VINEYARD
RED MOUNTAIN, WA
390 Cases | 15.2% Alcohol
Retail $45 | Wine Club $40

A deep, majestic purple color, this cab is a big tannin bomb that you sense on the nose with hints of cranberry and baking spices. The body does not disappoint as it punches you in the face while soothing you with anise and dark chocolate. You won’t soon forget that last sip.​​

2019 PETIT VERDOT
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, ID
220 Cases | 14.0% Alcohol
Retail $38 | Wine Club $36

​Dusty, deep cranberry in color, this wine has hints of baking blueberry tarts and violets. The body is full of graphite, mocha, and Bing cherries. The finish is a bit more subdued yet lengthy.​



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2019 ​PETIT VERDOT
SHAW STANTON VINEYARD
​RED MOUNTAIN, WA
1.5L MAGNUM
100 Cases | 15.1% Alcohol
Retail $100 | Wine Club $95​

This traditional dark, dark Petit Verdot has a nose full of Eucalyptus and blackberry cobbler. Your palate will fall in love with its silky soft texture that explodes with an array of baking spices.

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