2019
Raptor
Red Blend
Bordeaux Style Blend
Wine Details
- AVA: Columbia Valley
- Blend: 50% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc
- Winemaking: Each component wine was fermented in stainless steel and inoculated with Bordeaux strain of yeast. The Cabernet Sauvignon was from two different vineyards, Dionysus Vineyard in White Bluffs, and Kiona Estate Vineyard in Red Mountain. The Merlot was sourced from 2 Vineyards, and Aria, and a barrel from Bacchus vineyard in the Columbia Valley is also in the blend. Each of these wines was aged in New French oak barrels, for an average of 32 Months. Unfiltered and unfined.
- Cases: 200
- Retail: $49.00
- Release: August 2023
- Vineyards: Dwelley Farm Vineyards (Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon), Aria vineyard (Merlot), both in Walla Walla Valley. Cabernet Sauvignon from the Estate Block at Kiona Vineyards in Red Mountain. And an additional Merlot from Bacchus Vineyard in Columbia Valley.
- Alcohol: 16%