WINEMAKER’S NOTES

The blend for the 2021 Creative Impulse is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, all from DuBrul Vineyard. This wine beautifully showcases the power and elegance of the 2021 vintage. Deep ruby-purple color with a multifaceted bouquet of cassis, ripe blackberry gravel, dark chocolate, cigar tobacco, mint, sage, and nutmeg. Very complex on the palate with notes of cassis, blackberry, smoldering incense, aged cigar tobacco, mint, espresso, and herbes de Provence. Beautifully balanced with rich, ripe tannins and racy acidity. Persistent length with notes of cassis, gravel, and forest floor. Properly cellared, this wine will gracefully evolve for 20+ years and should reach maturity in 8-10 years.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

The wine had a pre-fermentation maceration average of 157 hours and a post-fermentation maceration average of 112 hours. Native fermentation was used on all of the lots. The wine was punched down by hand 2 times each day during macerations and fermentation. All individual wine components, including free run and press fractions, were kept separate until final blending. The oak profile is 60% new French oak (predominantly from Troncais and Alliers) and 40% neutral French oak. The wine had an elevage of 24 months in oak and was racked three times but not fined. The wine was very lightly filtered to capture any remaining lees. The alcohol is 14.9%, pH is 3.76, and the titratable acidity is 5.9 g/L.

CASES PRODUCED   88

VARIETALS   80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot

APPELLATION   DuBrul Vineyard, Yakima Valley