2022 | Limited Addition Eola Springs Vineyard Mencía | Willamette Valley Società Agricola Le Monde balanced and just darn good

balanced and just darn good

big-boned Cabernet Sauvignon that’s going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and keep for 2-3 decades

Slightly funky on the nose (from reduction) but with plenty of red-beet and earthy character already showing

bursting forth with cherry

dark cherry and a hint of savoury herbs

2022 | Limited Addition Eola Springs Vineyard Mencía | Willamette Valley Società Agricola Le Monde balanced and just darn goodIt is grown on the highest and rockiest volcanic site at the Eola Springs Vineyard in the Eola Amity Hills AVA and as it does in its homeland the variety delivers a distinctive minerality and dark volcanic soil character to the tannins of this wine. The grapes were fermented half destemmed and the rest whole bunch with foot treading for the first few days, the cool fermentation was intensely fragrant with rose, musk, and blue fruits that morphed into