The 2009 Syrah opens with Marionberry and blackberry pie aromas, interlaced with a background of cured meats. Black pepper and culinary herbs accent the core of fruit. On the palate, the wine bursts with berry fruit up front, while ripe tannins and supportive acid keep the wine taught and structured through to a juicy finish. This finely balanced wine opens up even more with aeration, and is a great match with food, especially grilled meats and Northwest salmon. - Winery

VARIETAL COMPOSITION: 100% Syrah

GRAPE SOURCES:
• 67% Stone Tree Vineyard (Wahluke Slope)
• 33% Pepper Bridge Vineyard (Walla Walla Valley)

APPELLATION: Columbia Valley

COOPERAGE: 19 months in 100% French oak; 67% new (100% Sirugue Cooperage from Nuits St. Georges in Burgundy)

ALCOHOL: 14.4% by volume