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Walldeaux Smithie

Details at a Glance

Blend: 48% Merlot, 25% Zinfandel, 12% Syrah, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, Malbec, & Petit Verdot

Appelation: Columbia Valley

Vineyards: Klipsun - Red Mountain, Ash Hollow & Pepper Bridge - Walla Walla, Alder Ridge - Horse Heaven Hills, Boushey - Yakima Valley

Bottled: March 2009

Acidity: 0.61%

Ph: 3.81

Prices: $16/bottle   $172.8/case

Walldeaux Smithie

Tasting notes

Walldeaux Smithie is bold and juicy with a firm structure.  The full flavors and smooth tannins suggest a new-world wine while its focus and balance, dark fruit and spice flavors are definitely reminiscent of old world Bordeaux.

"Walldeaux is a non-vintage blend for more consistency and density. Blending vintages allows a full tasting experience with complex layers from the “older” vintage (2006), combining with fruity, youthful and juicy mouth filling flavors from the “younger” vintage (2007). I truly enjoy the fruit intensity of the ‘everyday French wines’, usually a wine of the year aged a short time in stainless tanks or used barrels.  These bright yet simple young flavors complete deliciously more polished, refined characteristics from the previous vintage."

Vineyard Sources

Alder Ridge:  Alder Ridge fruit requires an iron hand in a velvet glove. The lower yields allow very deep flavors yet an intense structure that can become overwhelming if not handled with care.

Boushey:  One of Forgeron’s favorite vineyards, it produces very elegant fruit as this colder site allows lots and lots of cherry and black currant flavors.

Klipsun:  One of our oldest vineyards, Klipsun consistently yields Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot showing great power and intense fruit flavors.

Pepperbridge:  It’s been great to watch the vines mature and yield richer, fuller fruit each new vintage. Pepperbridge is fast becoming one of our favorite vineyards.

Sante’
Marie-Eve Gilla, Winemaker

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