Red Table Wine
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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.
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Grilled ribeye steak, slow-roasted lamb shanks, or hearty wild mushroom pasta.
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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.
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Established in 2000 by acclaimed winemaker Charlie Hoppes, Fidelitas is a premier boutique winery deeply rooted in the Red Mountain AVA of Washington State. With a steadfast focus on crafting exceptional Bordeaux-style blends and single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons, the winery sources grapes from some of the region's most prestigious vineyards, including Champoux, Ciel du Cheval, and Quintessence, alongside their own estate plantings. Fidelitas is renowned for its modern, precise winemaking techniques, utilizing carefully selected French and American oak barrels to shape wines of remarkable concentration, structure, and aging potential. Under Hoppes' expert guidance, the estate has become a benchmark producer for Red Mountain, capturing the unique, sun-drenched terroir in every bottle of their signature Optu Red and site-specific Cabernet Sauvignon expressions.