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For the first time since making Grâce we have blended all five Bordeaux varieties, namely: abouot 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, about 20% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Malbec and 2% Petite Verdot.
The varietal percentages are only part of the story, however. A true Washington State, Columbia Valley wine, grapers are sourced from four official appellations. Fred Artz vineyard on Red Mountain complements fruit from Paul Champoux at Mercer Ranch in the Horse Heaven Hills, which merges with fruit from Butch Milbrandt's Clifton Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope. In addition small lots come from Chandler Reach, Craford Family Vineyard, and Meek Family Vineyard, all in the Prosser-Benton City areas of the Yakima Valley. Each vineyard brings structure for long-term aging, but we think you will find the 2003 Grâce quite attractive now.
Past vintages of Grâce have scored multiple international awards including a Double Gold at the San Francisco International Competition and Platinum in head to head tastings with other Gold-medal wining wines. The 2003 follows in this tradition.
Wine making for the Grâce emphasizes the development of flavor layers and complementarity. This is achieved though the use of multiple yeasts during fermentation, a barreling regime that uses both French and American oak (about 25% new each year), and secret incantations at and during the gibbous moon (usually sung alone in counter tenor by the winemaker)
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