Mourvedre, Northridge Vyd., 2006 - SOLD OUT

Northridge Vineyard is situated on the western edge of Saddle Mountain in the Wahluke Slope. This warm site provides the heat needed to ripen Mourvedre successfully. Still, it is always one of the last lots to come into the winery. Patience is required to develop the characteristic white pepper spice of this variety. Those who wait are rewarded with an aromatic complexity evocative of the wonderful country wines of Provence.

Winemaker’s Notes:  

Grapefruit pith and white pepper! A medium bodied wine with flavors of cassis and Rainier cherries, black pepper and star anise; supple but firm tannins.

vintage: 2006

variety: Mourvedre  100%

appellation: Wahluke Slope

vineyard: Northridge

grower: Butch and Jerry Milbrandt

total production:  137 cases

harvest date: November 6, 2006

barrels: American and French

pH: 3.48

TA: 0.62 g/100ml

alc: 14.2%