2007 Pepper Bridge Vineyard
Tasting Notes
2007 Pepper Bridge Vineyard is layered aromas of spices, cedar, and sage mix with scents of dark fruits and graphite. Complex yet integrated and balanced, this wine delivers a supple mouth-feel with seamless, velvety tannins. Flavors of blackberries, currants, plums and dark cherries lead to a long, lingering finish with nuances of dark chocolate and exotic spices.
The Year
The 2007 vintage remind us a lot of 2005, which we considered both as a classic Washington Vintage. Bud break started around the third week in April, and very warm, sunny days filled the summer. We had plenty of heat units to fully ripen the grapes. Then the weather cooled off a little earlier than usual, dropping into the 80s around the end of August. This cooling-down period maximized flavor development. The 2007 wines express exceptional fruit intensity, remarkable natural acidity, and exquisite balance.
Viticulture
Entirely estate; Certified Sustainable and Salmon Safe. Founding member of VINEA.
Wine Specifics
Varietals: 48% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec, 4% Petit Verdot
Vineyards: 100% Pepper Bridge Vineyard
Awards & Accolades
“This is a blend of Merlot (60 percent) with Cabernet Sauvignon (30), Petit Verdot and Malbec. It leads with an ethereal scent of violets, of pine fronds dusted with mocha. And like most wines from this vineyard, planted on silt loam soils, it’s well-structured and powerfully built, the dark-fruited flavors somewhere between plum and fig, and the tannins rich, firm and mouthcoating. All of this suggests it’s a wine to cellar, and then serve with a ribeye.”
— Wine & Spirits 94 points
