14.8

Handpicked fruit was destemmed and carefully fermented in small lots and gently pressed at dryness. The wine was aged eighteen months in mixed French cooperage before being blended and bottled.

Cockburn Vineyard
Walla Walla Valley, Columbia Valley

Cockburn Vineyard is a 52 acre vineyard in well drained, deep, silty-loam in the foothills of the Blue Mountains. The vineyard row orientation is east-west and the layout is 9x4 feet.

The Syrah is planted at 1,250 to 1,325 feet of elevation. The high elevation of this site leads to wines with great structure and intensity.

2020 began with a cool, wet spring. Budbreak was tracking in a normal pattern, while rain during bloom caused yields to be lower than normal - focusing concentration of berry and flavor development. A cooler than normal July and August helped the fruit ripen steadily and we harvested these vineyards in early October. The 2020 wines are marked by concentrated fruit flavors, richness, and intensity.

This wine shows a bright red color of moderate density with a magenta hued rim.
Aromas of ripe berries, plums and bramble interplay with hints of cocoa and olive.
The flavors mimic the aromas with additional spice notes. Moderate tannins and a bold
body round out a finish that lingers on savory spice. Enjoy now or for the next 7+ years
as this wine is sure to gain complexity with age.

Grapes, Yeast, Yeast Extract, Tartaric Acid, Tannin, SO2