The Lybeckers’ devotion to the wine industry lured them from life near the Puget Sound to a new career along Lake Chelan, and their passion and pursuit of Rhône varieties is apparent. Growing conditions surrounding the lake help to balance hot growing seasons such as 2013, and this product of Syrah from the south shore was co-fermented with Viognier (4%), making for youthful … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery 2013 Artist Series Syrah, Lake Chelan, $45
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Cairdeas Winery 2012 Counoise, Yakima Valley, $36
This young husband/wife team in Chelan, Wash., pushed the legal labeling standards for this Counoise from Airfield Ranch in Porsser by adding Petite Sirah (25%) from Inland Desert Nursery’s vineyard near Red Mountain to the final equation of this Southern Rhone-themed blend. There’s a spicy greetings in the nose with cracked black pepper and horehound along with poached cherry, … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery 2012 Counoise, Yakima Valley, $36
Cairdeas Winery 2012 Dolcetto, Wahluke Slope, $38
Lake Chelan winemaker Charlie Lybecker, a graduate of South Seattle Community College’s Northwest Wine Academy, moved to Manson, Wash., not long before these grapes were harvested. While his focus has been on award-winning work with Rhône varieties, here he works with this food-friendly grape that's home to Piedmont. Aromas of black cherry, plum and Marionberry pick up notes of … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery 2012 Dolcetto, Wahluke Slope, $38
Cairdeas Winery MV Tri, Columbia Valley $32
This young Lake Chelan winery uses the Gaelic term for “three” on its blend of four red Rhône varieties from three vintages and three vineyards. It’s a GSM-style mix primarily using whole-berry fermentation of 2011 Syrah (38%) from Dineen in the Rattlesnake Hills, 2012-grown Grenache (25%) and Mourvèdre off 24K on the Wahluke Slope and 2013 Petite Sirah (12%) from Inland Desert … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery MV Tri, Columbia Valley $32
Cairdeas Winery 2013 Southern White, Yakima Valley $22
Last year, Lake Chelan vintners Charlie and Lacey Lybecke celebrated the fifth anniversary of the brand they created in West Seattle, and along the way they’ve developed relationships with some of the state’s top growers. That’s exemplified in this blend of white Rhone varieties from Boushey and Lawrence vineyards. Their treatment of Marsanne (32%), Grenache Blanc (27%), … [Read more...] about Cairdeas Winery 2013 Southern White, Yakima Valley $22