Lot 160
2018 Red Blend Columbia Valley

Deep garnet in the glass, just a shade off of opaque. Its tightly wound right out of the bottle but shortly reveals the darker fruit registers (blackberry, black raspberry with black cherry emerging over time) and graham cracker notes complexed with cedar, walnut husk, graphite and river stone swirling through the bouquet. The florals are there too but submerged at first in the more earthy, graphitic componentry. The wine enters firm yet juicy on the palate with black and red fruits mingling with river stone and mineral-laced tannins in a chewy finish with plenty of length and emerging complexity.