All of our wines are crafted to be aged for many years, the number of which we will only know with time. Please stock up so you can regularly sample the wines and not miss any intermediate combinations of subtle aromas that may be short lived or transitions to more complex flavor components. We like to say that we appreciate all phases of wine flavor profiles, but that we only release the wine when the symphony is ready to play!


2008 VINTAGE RELEASES

2008 Abbinare: Columbia Valley (more)
2008 Ciel du Cheval : Red Mountain (more)
2008 Conner Lee Vineyard : Columbia Valley (more)
2008 Conner Lee Merlot : Columbia Valley (more)
2008 Dineen Vineyard : Yakima Valley (more)
2008 Malbec : Verhey Vineyard : Yakima Valley (more)
2008 Miscela : Columbia Valley (more)
2008 Mourvèdre : Stillwater Creek Vineyard : Columbia Valley (more)
2008 Syrah : Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2008 Syrah : Columbia Valley (more)
2008 Una Note : Columbia Valley (more)
2008 Homecoming Reserve : Columbia Valley (more)
2008 Admiral's Reserve Red : Columbia Valley (more)


2007 VINTAGE RELEASES

2007 Abbinare : Columbia Valley (more)
2007 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2007 Conner Lee Vineyard : Columbia Valley (more)
2007 Conner Lee Merlot : Columbia Valley (more)
2007 Mourvèdre - Kiona Heart of the Hill Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2007 Miscela : Columbia Valley (more)
2007 Syrah - Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2007 Syrah : Columbia Valley (more)
2007 Una Notte : Columbia Valley (more)


2006 VINTAGE RELEASES

2006 Abbinare : Columbia Valley (more)
2006 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2006 Conner Lee Vineyard : Columbia Valley (more)
2006 Malbec : Verhey Vineyard : Yakima Valley (more)
2006 Miscela : Washington State (more)
2006 Syrah : Columbia Valley (more)
2006 Syrah : Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2006 Una Notte : Washington State (more)


2005 VINTAGE RELEASES

2005 Abbinare : Washington State (more)
2005 Ciel du Cheval : Red Mountain (more)
2005 Conner Lee Vineyard : Columbia Valley (more)
2005 Miscela : Washington State (more)
2005 Syrah : Washington State (more)
2005 Una Notte : Washington State (more)
Phlonomenon : Nota Bene Session 3/24/07 CD (more)


2004 VINTAGE RELEASES

2004 Abbinare : Washington State (more)
2004 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2004 Kestrel View Estates Vineyard : Yakima Valley (more)
2004 Miscela : Washington State (more)
2004 Syrah : Washington State (more)


2003 VINTAGE RELEASES

2003 Abbinare : Washington State (more)
2003 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2003 Miscela : Washington State (more)
2003 Syrah : Washington State (more)


2002 VINTAGE RELEASES

2002 Abbinare : Washington State (more)
2002 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2002 Miscela : Washington State (more)
2002 Syrah : Washington State (more)


2001 VINTAGE RELEASES

2001 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain (more)
2001 Kestrel View Estates Vineyard : Yakima Valley (more)
2001 Miscela : Washington State (more)

2006 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard : Red Mountain

ALL SOLD OUT (sorry!)

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Ciel du Cheval Vineyard is one of the premier vineyards in Washington State. Located in the AVA of Red Mountain it is blessed with warm days and cool nights that ensure mature ripe flavors will dominate. This blend of equal parts Cabernet and Merlot is showing dark fruit wrapped in a bold structure of tannins that coat your mouth with each sip and go on forever. Please enjoy…

39% Cabernet Sauvignon
39% Merlot
20% Cabernet Franc
2% Verhey Malbec

Bottled on 7/13/08; 225 cases were produced. This wine was aged for 21 months in 80% new oak barrels (30% new Vernou French Allier MTH, 20 % new French Alain Fouquett, 20% new French Saury, and 10% new Saury American).


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