CHESTER KIDDER
gourmet pairings
The wine tastes wonderful
with beef short ribs marinated
for two days in red wine—the
better the wine, the better
the sauce—and then slowly
braised.
tasting notes
Clean aromas of cassis, black cherry, and spices lifted by a floral
top note and a hint of dried herbs. Wonderfully suave and pliant
on the palate, with plum, cassis and black raspberry flavors
complemented by sweet oak tones. Finishes with noble tannins
and superb length and floral lift.
winemaker's insight
Roughly half the grapes used in the Chester-Kidder were grown
at StoneTree and Weinbau Vineyards, two exceptional Wahluke
Slope sites that bring refined tannins and layers of fruit and fresh
fig flavors to the finished wine. Another one-third of the grapes
were grown at Candy Mountain Vineyard, a warm site adjacent
to Red Mountain that gives this wine its dark fruit flavors and
beautiful intensity. Walla Walla Valley's Summit View Vineyard
rounds out the reminder of the blend, contributing to the wine's
smooth, rich texture.
APPELLATION: Columbia Valley
COMPOSITION: 58% Cabernet sauvignon,34% syrah, 3% cabernet
franc, 5% petit verdot
MATURATION: Aged for two years in 100% French oak barrels
CELLARING: Delicious now but can be cellared for up to 30 years
TECHNICAL DATA
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