Nota Bene Arianses
- SKU:
- 504556
- Last Updated:
- 10/21/2025 09:34:58
- State / Region:
- WASHINGTON
- Color:
- RED
- Origin Classes:
- USA
- RR_BOPIS_Shipment:
- true
- RR_BOPIS_InStorePickup:
- true
- RR_BOPIS_CurbsidePickup:
- true
- Bacchus Price:
- 14.99
- Bacchus Product:
- False
We proudly present another interesting vintage from Arianses Vineyard near Desert Air along the Columbia River just south of Mattawa. Special thanks to vineyard owner Bruce Zunser for his care and vision in growing the components to offer us this Bordeaux style blend. Cab is dominant, but all varietals offer significant sensory components. The complexity and fruit forward nature of this wine are achieved with multi-yeast fermentations, bâtonage, and early integration through blending. We think youll enjoy the fruits of our labor. Bottled 7/23/16; 100 cases produced; Alcohol: 14.59%; pH 3.76, TA 6.41 g/L.
41% Cabernet Sauvignon (Arianses Vineyard)
29% Merlot (Arianses Vineyard)
20% Petit Verdot (Arianses Vineyard)
10% Cabernet Franc (Arianses Vineyard)
Barrels: This wine was aged 22 months in Export-style barrels of 43% new French oak from Ton. Vernou, 14% once used oak from Alain Fouquet, and the balance seasoned barrels from Ton. de Jarnac.
Region Description
Most of the wineries in this state are located east of the Cascade Range, where the climate is desert-like, with hot days and cool nights. The irrigated vineyards produce high yield, but the flavor is nevertheless very good. Traditionally Rieslings have been the most successful here, but currently Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc are doing well. Chardonnay is successfully fermented in new oak barrels, yielding distinctively crisp and delicate flavors, like fresh apples. Washington Merlot, with its cherry flavors and aroma, tends to be more full-bodied, moderately tannic and slightly higher in alcohol than its Bordeaux cousins and higher in acidity than those from California. Acreage for the Syrah grape has increased substantially in the past few years, and in Washington it turns into big, dark, intensely concentrated wines with aromas and flavors of blackberries, black currants, roasted coffee and leather. A little-known German grape, Lemberger, does very well here. It produces a fruity but dry red wine in the Beaujolais or Dolcetto style.
