2005 Syrah - Power & Glory

Latitude 46˚ N

Tasting Notes
This blend of 89% Syrah, 6% Mourvedre, and 5% Grenache is our foremost example of these varieties.  We blended Rhone grapes from four distinctive appellations to make this cuvee.  Syrah from Walla Walla Valley and Red Mountain, Mourvedre from the Wahluke Slope, and Grenache from the Horse Heaven Hills produced this enticing wine of both Power, and Glory.

 

Vineyards
58% Morrison Lane Vineyard Syrah - Walla Walla Valley
31% Kiona Vineyards, End of the Road Ranch Syrah - Red Mountain
6%  Milbrandt Farms, Northridge Vineyard Mourvedre - Wahluke Slope
5% Destiny Ridge Vineyard Grenache - Horse Heaven Hills

 

Winemaking
These wines were hand picked into small bins.  Each vineyard was fermented separately in ¾ ton lots to maximize extraction.  The individual lots were finished in 30% New Burgundy barrels, to complement the massive berry fruit.  The final blend was racked together in early spring to allow time to marry.  The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered in August 2006, and released winter 2006.  The final pH was 3.80, with 15% alcohol.  There were 415 cases produced.

 

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