2017 Ceres

SMELLS LIKE: herbal notes, sweet tobacco & cigar box, red fruit, black rose

TASTES LIKE: bright red fruit, raspberry, mocha, hint of sweet star anise

MOUTHFEEL:  lovely grip & tannin with tons of black cherry on finish

DRINK WITH: roast chicken, osso bucco, carne asada, bleu cheese burger

We rang in 2017 with three arctic fronts that brought temperatures down to -10 in the coldest areas. This was followed by a cool, wet spring that pushed bud break back by two weeks. We opened our canopies early to allow additional sunlight and promote growth. Early summer was very warm, which accelerated the season and pushed ripening back on track. During the heat spikes in August we had a very slight haze that kept us from hitting the triple digits.

As we rolled into harvest, the winds changed and our skies cleared. The weather in Walla Walla was ideal, with our usual long warm days and wonderfully cool evenings. “The result was another amazing vintage with nice yields of bold fruit with great acidity,” says Winemaker and Partner Jean-François Pellet.

100% estate, sustainably farmed

Founding member of VINEA

VARIETALS: 55% Cabernet Franc, 45% Malbec

ESTATE VINEYARDS:48% Summit View, 32% Goff,12% Seven Hills, 8% Pepper Bridge

APPELLATION: 100% Walla Walla Valley
OAK PROGRAM: 100% French; 77% neutral, 23% new
HARVEST DATES: 9/15 – 10/18/17
FINISHED ALCOHOL: 14.5%
PRODUCTION: 377 cases

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