2018 'Quinn' Red Blend

47% Cabernet Sauvignon・32% Malbec・21% Merlot

Columbia Valley

Released 10/15/20  ・  233 Cases  ・ 14.9% ALC

Tasting Notes

Our fifth vintage of Quinn is a Cabernet-dominant blend followed by Malbec and Merlot. Classic Bordeaux notes of cedar, plum, blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, baking spices, and black pepper. Cayenne pepper and orange peel linger on the finish, with nicely integrated tannins.

Ratings + Awards

93 POINTS & Top 100 Best Buys of 2020 :: WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE (2017 QUINN Red Blend)

Production

233 Cases

Method

Our first Malbec-dominant red blend was made using the best Malbec, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon barrels hand-selected by our winemaker. The Malbec portion of this wine comes from Numeral Mountain Vineyard in Entiat, accounting for 50% of the blend, nearly making this a vineyard-designated wine. The vines from this site are grown in shallow granite residuum soils along with traces of loess and volcanic ash at an elevation of 1200 feet.  

Fermentation style: Whole berry

Fermentation size: 1 ton max 

Fermentation rate: 10-14 days

Aging: 18 months 

Oak: A blend of 60% new American and French oak 

Fining/Filtration: None     

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