Monday, September 27, 2010

Alexandria Nicole Cellars "Quarry Butte"


52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 15% Malbec, 13% Syrah and 2% Petit Verdot

Tastes dark berries, black pepper and spices along with leather and oak! Cherry and espresso in the long, rich finish! Barrel aged for 18 months in French and American oak. 

From their website: 
http://www.alexandrianicolecellars.com/
Alexandria Nicole Cellars is dedicated to producing small lots of hand-crafted wine from our own Destiny Ridge Estate Vineyard. Our 263 acre estate vineyard is located high above the bluffs on the Columbia River, near the town of Paterson, Washington, where our grapes thrive in the soils and climatic conditions of the Horse Heaven Hills. Through attentive viticulture management, balanced crop levels, gentle hand-harvesting and processing of grapes, and passionate winemaking, we produce consistent quality in every bottle. Our 243-acre estate vineyard is located high on the bluffs overlooking the majestic Columbia River, in the highly recognized Horse Heaven Hills Appellation. It is here, high on the dominate ridge, that our grapes thrive in the soils and climatic conditions of the Horse Heaven Hills.

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