Coyote Canyon Vineyard Reserve Red Blend
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from the vintage release, as its robust structure and oak integration develop beautifully with cellar aging.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rosemary lamb chops, braised beef short ribs
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the wind-swept slopes of the Horse Heaven Hills AVA, the Coyote Canyon Vineyard is a prized site with a rich viticultural heritage, originally planted by the pioneering Andrews family. This rugged terroir, characterized by intense solar radiation, dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, and persistent winds, forces the vines to struggle, resulting in small, thick-skinned berries with exceptional flavor concentration and structured tannins. Columbia Crest's Reserve Red Blend from this vineyard represents a meticulous selection of the finest blocks, typically combining classic Bordeaux or Rhône varieties that thrive in these basalt-rich soils. Crafted using small-lot fermentation and aged in select French and American oak barrels, this wine is a powerful yet velvety expression of Washington State's unique high-desert landscape, balancing bold dark fruit flavors with a distinct mineral backbone.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Columbia Crest blev grundlagt i 1983 i Paterson langs Columbia-flodens solbeskinnede bredder og har spillet en afgørende rolle i at etablere staten Washington som en vinregion i absolut verdensklasse. Vingården ligger i hjertet af Columbia Valley og Horse Heaven Hills, hvor vinstokkene nyder godt af ideelle vækstbetingelser med markante temperaturforskelle mellem dag og nat samt veldrænede jordbunde. Huset forener præcisionsdyrkning i vinmarken med moderne kældermetoder for at skabe vine med imponerende konsistens, dybde og umiddelbar tilgængelighed. Columbia Crest er især berømt for sin fyldige, velstrukturerede Cabernet Sauvignon, sin bløde Merlot og sin spændstige Chardonnay, som udfolder sig i anmelderroste serier som Grand Estates, H3 og flagskibet Walter Clore Private Reserve.