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2020 Reserve Ode to Brothers
Notes of strawberry, blueberry, and cherry are highlighted in the mouth with undertones of caramel and warm tobacco. The contribution of each of these Rhone varieties has created a balanced, elegant wine.
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Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
strawberry, blueberry, cherry, caramel, warm tobacco
Vineyard Notes
The fruit for this wine is grown at our acclaimed Estate Spice Cabinet and Milt's Vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills. The fruit is exposed to dappled sunlight, allowing for uniform ripening and flavor development. Well-balanced crop levels have allowed us to create wines with great depth and concentration.
Production Notes
The grapes were harvested and sorted in the vineyards with our "Selective Harvester" to allow for maximum hangtime and flavor development. The fruit was not crushed in order to preserve as much whole-berry as possible. We fermented the fruit in stainless steel tanks and open top fermenters with a combination of pumpovers, rack and returns, and punchdowns to control extraction and flavors. After fermentation, the wine was racked to 25% New French oak for malolactic fermentation. The wine was barrel aged for 20 months.
Winemaker Notes
43% Syrah, 34% Mourvédre, 23% Grenache
Food Pairing Notes
beef, cheese, chocolate, pork