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Canoe Ridge Vineyard
Wines
Red Wines
2002 Merlot
Columbia Valley
$25.00
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Gold Medal - 2006
L.A. County Fair Wines of the
World Competition
Silver Medal -
2006 San
Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
This wine was fermented in small lots, allowing each to be treated as
a unique expression of the vineyard. By using a variety of fermentation
practices, yeast strains and barrel coopers, individual components were
created that were carefully pieced together for the final blend, 75%
Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc. A minimum of
fining and filtration was used and the wine was aged in 85% French oak
barrels for 20 months. The resulting wine has elegant, classic
flavors of rich, velvety Canby raspberry, Bing and black cherry and
Belgian chocolate.
2003 Merlot Reserve
Columbia Valley
$45.00
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We fermented the fruit for the 2003 Merlot Reserve in many small
lots, treating each one as a unique expression of the vineyard. The
individual components were then carefully pieced together for the final
blend. After minimal fining and filtration, we aged the wine for 20
months in 100% French oak barrels.
This Merlot Reserve is a powerfully flavored wine, with an intense
expression of spicy and fruity aromas, “pain d’épice” (spiced bread),
cinnamon, and blackberries. In the mouth the wine is round and chewy,
with a full mid-palate. It is ready to drink now, but also has the
potential for aging. Enjoy it with steaks, rich pastas, and lamb stew.
94% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon.
2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
Canoe Ridge Vineyard
$28.00
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Our 2003 Canoe Ridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon was
fermented in many small lots, which allowed us to treat each one as a
unique expression of the vineyard. By using a variety of fermentation
practices and yeast strains, we created individual components that we
carefully pieced together for the final blend. We used a minimum of
fining and filtration, and we aged the wine for 20 months in a variety
of oak barrels.
The finished wine is intense in color and tone, with spicy aromas of
licorice root and cinnamon, hints of plum jam and an elegant touch of
minerality. In the mouth it is very round and chewy, with a powerful yet
elegant structure, suggesting a great potential for aging. This young
wine is enjoyable now with rich, savory fare. 100% Cabernet
Sauvignon.
2004 Red Table Wine
Columbia Valley
$15.00
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The 2004 Red Table Wine continues to be a great,
affordable "every day" kind of wine. Composed of 75% Merlot and 25%
Cabernet Sauvignon, the Merlot fruit offers typical rich, velvety
flavors of Canby raspberry, Bing and black cherry and Belgian
chocolate, while the Cabernet Sauvignon fruit provides a bit of
structure and flavors of berry and plum fruit with touches of spice
and cedar. Following fermentation in 100% stainless steel, the wine
was aged in predominantly French oak barrels.
The 2004 Red Table Wine offers fruity aromas of strawberry, cherry,
dried fig, and clove with a hint of vanilla and licorice. The soft
tannins and fruity aromas make this a very approachable and
versatile wine. Enjoy it with grilled lamb chops, beef stews, and
hearty pastas.
White Wines
2004
Gewürztraminer
Oak Ridge Vineyard, Columbia Valley
$12.50
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The 2004 Canoe Ridge Vineyard Gewürztraminer displays
all of the rich spicy, honeysuckle aromas we have come to expect from
the wines of this vineyard. Delicious melon, lychee, nectarine and spice
flavors match the mouth-coating feel that results from barrel
fermentation in older, neutral French oak barrels. Our 2004
Gewürztraminer finishes on the palate with a pleasant crispness.
2003 Late-harvest
Gewürztraminer
Oak Ridge Vineyard,
Columbia Gorge
$14.00 375ml bottle
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This is the first vintage for which just the right conditions were
present to craft a late-harvest Gewürztraminer. Wine critics have called
the 2003 vintage in Washington one of the best in recent history.
We make this dessert wine in the ice-wine style, except we pick the
grapes at "normal" sugar levels. The grapes are quickly frozen to 0°F,
removing much of the water while preserving the natural sugar and acid.
The grapes are then pressed while still frozen. This technique allows us
to pick while natural acidity is relatively high and to precisely dial
in the desired sugar level. To capture as much of the fruit character as
possible, the juice is fermented very slowly at very low temperatures.
This wine has wonderful flavors of honeysuckle and rose petals, Chinese
5-spice, overripe mango, vanilla, perfume and apricot nectar. The residual
sugar is balanced with lively acidity, making it an easy match with a
variety of cheeses, fresh fruits and light desserts. Or, it's a
wonderful dessert served by itself after dinner.
2004 Chardonnay
Canoe Ridge Vineyard
$19.00
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Our 2004 Chardonnay emphasizes the fruit character
in balance with 100% French oak. A portion of the blend was barrel
fermented with full malolactic fermentation, while the other portion
was stainless fermented with no malolactic fermentation. This
resulted in a wine with wonderful round tropical fruit notes like
peach, melon and mango, accented by some caramel and toasted coconut
aromas from the barrels. The mouthfeel is crisp and clean.
2003 Muscat
Columbia Valley
$14.00 375ml bottle
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Canoe Ridge makes this dessert wine in the ice wine
style except the Gewürztraminer grapes were picked at "normal" sugar
levels for a table wine. The grapes were then quickly frozen to 0°F,
which removes much of the water while preserving the grapes' natural
sugar and acid. The grapes are then pressed, while still frozen. This
unusual technique allows us to pick early, while natural acidity is
relatively high, and we can precisely dial in the desired sugar level of
the juice to be fermented. To capture as much of the fruit
characteristics as possible, the racked and clarified juice was
fermented at very low temperatures and aged in stainless steel tanks.
This is an elegant way to produce a very particular style of wine with
many of the hallmarks of late-harvest wine, except that freshness and
vibrancy are maintained. With one sniff, the traditional Canoe Ridge
Vineyard Gewurztraminer aromas of spice and honeysuckle melon
immediately entice you. The round, lush mouthfeel displays concentrated
flavors of lovely honey-apricot flavors with a rich, lingering finish.
The residual sugar is balanced with lively acidity, making it an easy
match with a variety of cheeses, fresh fruits and light desserts. Or,
it's a wonderful dessert served by itself after dinner. 100%
Muscat. Ageability: 20 years
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