Vineyard. It's getting really close to being ripe so I"m out tasting. And this what I'll
do at all at our vineyards we source from. Ready to go! Let the games begin! This is
a very special place because we source the fruit from all over the state.
The best the
best of the estate and vineyards and they all bring their own personalities and all
bring something different to the table add something different to the wine, that we enjoy. These are building blocks, theses are different components from these different AVA's. From Horse Heaven to Walla Walla to Red Mountain. Each vineyard is so different.
There's many
varietals that do really well in Washington State. I believe that Merlot does the best based on the climate
that we have and the free draining soils. There's nice warm days kinda like a desert
but then it'll cool off at night. The fruit stops ripening and locks in its acidity which
is key to grape growing regions.
I do believe this one the best growing regions in the world.
We work with some spectacular growers that are trying to make the best fruit in the world. We focus on Merlot. Merlot does very well in this state. It has to be minimum the seventy-five
percent Merlot.
It varies from vintage to vintage with seventy five percent up to ninety-five
percent Merlot. This is one of my favorite vineyards. The fruit definitely expresses
its very dense and lots structure. Lots of fruit.
In Hore Heaven AVA is Mike Andrews
so it's a lot of Sun there it's a very warm side intense barries clusters unique flavor
component coming site black fruit characteristics like blackberry black cherry. This is silky
and soft. There ia lot more silk quality in the Walla Walla Valley There is this earthy
quality to it herbal characteristics that come from this area So this Cabernet from
Annamarie is very fruity its gonna have lots and cherry and raspberry and it's gonna be very
bright, fresh and crisp. What i'm looking for here Northstar when we are making wine
is layers of flavors I don't want one component of wine standing out more than other.
When
you taste the wine, I want the fruit up front maybe some spice and some chocolate coming
from the oak and then I want a mid palette that's nice and full and then I want a nice
and long finish. And i just like balance. This smells delicious. I wish you could taste
this at home!.
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