Syncline Winery : Our Wines
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Rosé Columbia Valley
Production: About 400 cases
Tasting Notes
Following our faith in Rhone varietals, this Rosé is in direct response to our fascination with hedonistic country wines. Immediately striking with color bordering on ripe watermelon, the aromas practically leap from the glass. A medley of different grapes yield a full satisfying dry wine: The Grenache base gives juicy strawberry and watermelon rind aromas and flavors, Cinsault gives the unmistakable aroma of rose water and violets, Mourvedre sends its characteristic spice to the mix, while Syrah adds color and dark fruits. Finishing completely dry, this is as serious as rosé gets. This is the wine for warming up the grill, watching the sunset, or packing a picnic.
Harvest Notes
Appellation: Columbia Valley
Harvest Dates: Early September mid October
Varietals: Grenache, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Syrah
Vineyard: Varies
Year Planted: Varies
Vineyards
This wine is more an exploration of the Columbia Valley than a representation of any one varietal or vineyard. The grapes all come from vineyards throughout the Columbia Valley that we have long term contracts with. Syrah is sourced from our three vineyard designated sites, while the Grenache is sourced from the Wahluke Slope, Horse Heaven and Yakima Valley. Mourvedre is planted to a remarkable hillside in the Horse Heaven Hills. What is important for us lies in what each site contributes to the overall blend.
Fermentation and Aging
The fruit is hand harvested into 800 pound harvest boxes and transported to the winery in the early morning. All fruit is destemmed into open top fermenters and allowed to soak overnight. The following day 10-50% of the free run juice is drained to tank and settled overnight, racked the following day to a stainless steel tank, and fermented to dryness. No malolactic fermentation or lees contact occurs. Sterile bottled in February.