Lake Chelan vintner Charlie Lybecker deepens his delicious work with Rhône varieties with this GSM-style blend of Grenache (12%), Syrah (64%) and Mourvèdre from three of the Yakima Valley’s top sites — Dineen, Meek and Art den Hoed. Half of the Syrah and Grenache lots were whole-cluster fermented, which provides a great texture that develops a balanced grip of tannins, acidity … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery 2014 Tri Red Wine Blend, Yakima Valley, $39
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Cairdeas Winery 2014 Cinsault, Yakima Valley, $34
While Charlie Lybecker labels this as Cinsault, it’s really a deliciously intriguing collection of Rhône varieties as Cinsault (75%) is backed up by single-digit fractions of Counoise, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre in equal amounts. Two premier sites in the Yakima Valley — Boushey and Meek — each make up half of the final blend, which casts off aromas of spicy cranberry, … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery 2014 Cinsault, Yakima Valley, $34
Cairdeas Winery 2014 Consonance Red Wine Blend, Yakima Valley, $42
As the Rhône Ranger of Lake Chelan, Charlie Lybecker takes a different turn at his winery off Highway with this latest release of Consonance. Rather than even contributions of Petite Sirah and Syrah in 2013, he boosted the PS from Inland Desert Vineyard near Red Mountain into a position of 48% of the final blend. Syrah (24%) is followed closely by Counoise (21%) and finished … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery 2014 Consonance Red Wine Blend, Yakima Valley, $42
Cairdeas Winery 2013 Tri Red Wine Blend, Yakima Valley, $36
This young Lake Chelan winery has excelled at GSM-style blends, and some bottlings have spanned multiple vintages. This is focused on the first of three consecutive hot vintages on the books for Washington, and the assemblage of Mourvèdre (42%), Syrah (28%) and Grenache takes in fruit from three vineyards - Meek (60%), Lonesome Spring Ranch (30%) and Dineen. The aromas are … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery 2013 Tri Red Wine Blend, Yakima Valley, $36
Cairdeas Winery 2013 Consonance Red Wine Blend, Yakima Valley, $39
Lake Chelan winemaker Charlie Lybecker took Syrah (38%) and co-fermented it with Petite Sirah (38%), Mourvedre (10%), Grenache (9%) and Roussanne for a tangy and delicious Rhône blend sourced from the cradle of the Washington wine industry. Dusty plum, macerated cherries and blueberry taffy aromas are joined by coffee. Boysenberry and blueberry dominate the bright structure … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery 2013 Consonance Red Wine Blend, Yakima Valley, $39