Red Table Wine
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 7 years from the vintage release, offering vibrant fruit in its youth while possessing the structure to develop beautifully with short-term cellaring.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, slow-roasted lamb shanks, or hearty wild mushroom pasta.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by acclaimed winemaker Charlie Hoppes, the Fidelitas Red Table Wine (often designated simply as their Columbia Valley Red Wine) serves as an inviting introduction to the estate's masterful blending philosophy. Drawing from select vineyard sites across Washington's Columbia Valley, this cuv e showcases the region's signature style: intense fruit concentration balanced by vibrant natural acidity, a result of the dramatic diurnal temperature shifts in the high desert. The wine is typically aged in a combination of French and American oak barrels, which imparts subtle oak spice and rounds out the structured tannins. It represents the pioneering spirit of Washington State winemaking, blending traditional Bordeaux varieties to create a harmonious, approachable, and deeply expressive red.
🍾 About the Producer
Fidélitas was founded in 2000 by veteran Washington winemaker Charlie Hoppes, formerly the head red winemaker at Chateau Ste. Michelle. Joined by his son Will Hoppes, the winery embodies an unyielding dedication to Bordeaux grape varieties cultivated exclusively within Washington State's prestigious Red Mountain AVA. Situated on warm, southwest-facing slopes, the region's intense sunlight, fierce winds, poor gravelly loam soils, and profound diurnal temperature fluctuations foster thick-skinned berries with formidable concentration and natural acidity. The estate vineyard, first planted in 2008 and farmed sustainably with Sustainable WA certification, is complemented by premier fruit partnerships with iconic sites such as Ciel du Cheval and Quintessence. Winemaking employs micro-lot fermentations in oak and neutral barrels, yielding structured, deeply expressive wines. The estate's benchmark portfolio is anchored by the flagship Optu Red and Optu White blends, vineyard-designated Cabernet Sauvignons, and varietal Malbecs.