2017 Cosmic Reflection
61% XL Vineyard Mourvèdre, 39% Yellow Bird Vineyard Syrah
Classic Mourvèdre characteristics of gaminess and meatiness accented with black raspberry and licorice. A dense bouquet of dried flowers, garrigue, and white pepper with an iodine driven minerality. The finish is pure and lively with nice acidity and supple tannins.
Classic Mourvèdre characteristics of gaminess and meatiness accented with black raspberry and licorice. A dense bouquet of dried flowers, garrigue, and white pepper with an iodine driven minerality. The finish is pure and lively with nice acidity and supple tannins. This wine can be enjoyed now but should evolve nicely up to 10 years from release.
Cosmic Reflection is a duality. The classic profile of Mourvèdre surfaces but is juxtaposed with the supple tannins and fruit of Syrah. The initial intent was to make the wine 50% Mourvèdre and 50% Syrah, but nature forced our hand and the Mourvèdre demanded to be center stage. The Mourvèdre was harvested in midOctober, hand sorted and destemmed with whole berries intact. Punch downs were performed thrice daily. The Mourvèdre was pressed off skins relatively early with just eight days of skin contact, which was employed to tame the potentially course tannins natural to Mourvèdre. Both the Mourvèdre and Syrah were aged in neutral French Oak for 9 months.
| Varietal Composition | 61% XL Vineyard Mourvèdre, 39% Yellow Bird Vineyard Syrah |
| Appellation | Walla Walla Valley |
| Vineyard | XL Vineyard |
| Acid | 5.4 g/L |
| PH | 3.95 |
| Aging | 9 Months Neutral French Oak |
| Alcohol | 13.90% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 07/02/2018 |
