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2021 Mistral Grenache
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Grenache
Appellation
Red Mountain
Vineyard Designation
Ciel du Cheval Vineyard
Harvest Date
October 7, 2021
Sugar
27.0
Acid
4.8 g/L
pH
3.78
Aging
17 months in neutral oak barrels
Bottling Date
March 2023
Alcohol %
14.9

2021 Mistral Grenache

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SKU: 21MISTRAL

The 2021 vintage of Mistral is all Grenache from Red Mountain’s Ciel du Cheval vineyard.  This aromatic wine features aromas and flavors of red fruit, lavender, tea and dusty earth.  Aging was for 17 months in neutral American and French oak barrels. BEST GRENACHE, 92 POINTS: GREAT NORTHWEST INVITATIONAL; 95 POINTS, TASTING ROOM MAGAZINE

Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This Grenache displays a medium brick red color and rich, sultry aromas of cranberry, brambly currant, pomegranate, crushed roses, bright leaf tobacco, Provençal lavender, Niçoise olives and lightly spiced incense. The flavors are medium bodied but substantial, with warm red fruits that are intermixed with licorice, cocoa powder, orange pekoe tea and Red Mountain dusty earth. On the back, the wine turns chewy textured, with pressed berries, roasted nuts, crème de cassis, pomegranate seeds and soft charcoal, followed by a ripe moderate tannin finish.
Ratings
-95 points: Washington Tasting Room Magazine -92 points: Great Northwest Invitational -91 points: Northwest Wine Report -18.5+: Review of Washington Wines
Awards
-Best Grenache-Great Northwest Invitational -Gold Medal-Great Northwest Invitational -Silver Medal: Pacific NW Wine Competition
Vineyard Notes
Ciel du Cheval Vineyard
Production Notes
Brix (% sugar) at harvest was 27.0%. Our grapes were hand sorted and mechanically destemmed into a small bin for a 1 day cold soak to bring out flavors and color. Yeast and nutrients were then added to start a 12 day fermentation, followed by a 6 day extended maceration to enhance the mid-palate. Then the “free run” wine was pumped into barrels and the remaining skins were gently pressed to extract remaining wine into the barrels. The wine then went through a malolactic fermentation which softens the wine.
Food Pairing Notes
Pairs with goat cheese, lamb skewers, high wind warnings and sideways rain.
Production
48 cases
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Grenache
Appellation
Red Mountain
Vineyard Designation
Ciel du Cheval Vineyard
Harvest Date
October 7, 2021
Sugar
27.0
Acid
4.8 g/L
pH
3.78
Aging
17 months in neutral oak barrels
Bottling Date
March 2023
Alcohol %
14.9
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