SHOP / 2013 Harrison Hill Red Blend

Varietal
Appellation
Snipes Mountain AVA
Aging
Drink Now or Age 10 to 20 Years
Vineyard

2013 Harrison Hill Red Blend
Snipes Mountain AVA
This is a fabulously ripe vintage with loads of herbs and spices intertwined with classic black cherry, cassis and leather notes. Thyme, rosemary, toasted sesame seeds, cedar and sous bois (i.e., forest floor) notes unfold along with floral aromas of lavender and orange blossoms. As for the flavors, there are layers of blueberries, figs, plums, cocoa, blackberries, currants and a whisper of roasted meats. Beautifully proportioned, the wine ends with mouthwatering ripe tannins and an elegant, lengthy finish.
94 Points
— Jeb Dunnuck, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
94 Points
The elegant 2013 Harrison Hill is reminiscent of lighter weight Chateau Margaux with its beautiful aromatics of tobacco leaf, sandalwood, lead pencil and black cherries. These give way to a medium to full-bodied, supple, seamlessly textured 2013 that has sweet tannin, no hard edges, and beautiful purity and focus in the finish. It’s already approachable, but will evolve gracefully on its balance and overall harmony.
March 2016
Behind the Wine
2013 Harrison Hill Red Blend
A Bordeaux-style blend from a small, historic vineyard on Snipes Mountain, this wine is labelled after the vineyard’s namesake – Harrison Hill. Over the past five decades, the state’s second oldest Cabernet vines have matured gracefully while producing progressively limited yields. This slow, elegant maturation is a compelling expression of what it means to be a terroir-driven wine.

Vineyards
Harrison Hill, a five-acre site in the Snipes Mountain AVA, still boasts a 1962 Cabernet Sauvignon planting by William Bridgman, a pioneer of planting European wine grapes in Washington State. These vines are the second oldest in the state, and the oldest used in commercial wine production.

Winemaking
Cold soaked 24-36 hours, fermented 14-16 days on skin, aged 20 months in 100% French oak (100% new) and aged in bottle 8 months prior to release.