Columbia Valley 90%
Yakima Valley 10%
80% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Syrah.
An outstanding Merlot from Washington’s oldest and most revered vineyards, the Readers blend tips its hat to all exploratory readers of books and wine. Sourced from Conner Lee Vineyard’s old vines of 1992 block Merlot, Dionysus Vineyards’ block 15 Merlot, and Elephant Mountain Vineyards’ high elevation superior Syrah and Cabernet blocks, this powerful wine offers fragrant cherries and chocolate with rich marionberry flavors in this delicious easy-drinking style. Aged in 100% French oak barrels, 25% new.
ALC: 14.9%
pH: 3.65
TA: 5.1
RS: 2g/L
A hot and early ripening harvest, our vineyards yielded fruit with record color and tannin. This is in alignment with our house style of rich and smooth age-worthy reds. Spring broke buds and flowered early. Summer temperatures were hotter than average with many July and August days over 100F. Verasion was early under good conditions, together hallmarks of great vintages. Our fruit we shaded with healthy canopies, balancing acidity and sugar ripeness while protecting against sunburn. By October, the vintage was record breaking in total heat units and cool picking weather was welcome.
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