TASTING NOTES:    This wine has aromas of black cherries, raspberries, plum and spices with a touch of oak. The layers of silky red and black fruit are framed with seamless tannins and a long beautiful finish.

APPELLATION:    Columbia Valley

COMPOSITION:	88% Merlot - Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley;   Canoe Ridge Vineyard and Preston Vineyard, Columbia   Valley
	12% Cabernet Sauvignon - Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Walla   Walla Valley; Candy Mountain Vineyard, Columbia Valley

FERMENTATION:    Small open top stainless steel tanks. Inoculated with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae species after cold soaking. The cap was punched down two times per day. The wine was transferred to American oak barrels to complete fermentation.

RELEASE DATE:    September 1, 2006

CASES PRODUCED:    1890 cases

PH:    3.67

TA:    0.59 g/100 mL

ALCOHOL:    13.6% By Volume

BARREL AGING:    100% American oak barrels - 30% New