CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WINES

RULO SYRAH 2008

Details

Appellation: Columbia Valley
Varietal: 100% Syrah
Price: $20.00 bottle

Vineyards

Clifton & Clifton Hill, Wahluke Slope AVA and Ranch at the End of the Road, Red Mountain AVA.

Tasting Notes

Rich dark purple with garnet rim. Huge nose of blueberry jam, violets, smoky oak mixed with grilled red meat. Next, a dry woodsy almost cedar note. Extremely satiny in the mouth with ripe, unctuous raspberry and blueberry flavors. Good acid framework and enough phenolic stuffing to supply excellent grip. A long, lush finish of blue/black fruits and a little bit of toasted marshmallow. Unfined and unfiltered, this wine will throw a fine, natural sediment.

RULO SILO 2007

Details

Appellation: Columbia Valley
Varietal: 100% Syrah
Price: $35.00

Vineyard

Ranch at the End of the Road, Clifton Vineyard.

Tasting Notes

Deep purple/black color. Expansive nose of violets, licorice, sweet blackberry preserve and wild dried herbs. Flavors of dark chocolate cake, dark red fruits vie with mildly astringent tannins to coat the palate completely. The new French oak rounds out the finish. A blend of Red Mountain and Wahluke Slope fruit.

RULO CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2007

Details

Appellation: Horse Heaven Hills
Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Price: $40.00 bottle

Vineyard

The fruit is sourced from the Wallula Gap Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA.

Tasting Notes

The 2007 Cabernet is a great example of what perfect growing conditions have to offer!

Inky deep purple in color, the nose shows cassis, graphite, plum and blackberry preserve with slightly smoky French oak overtones. The wine is plush and thick on the palate giving an impression of sweetness, yet it is fermented completely dry. Elements of blackberry, black cherry and framboise are supported by fine grain tannins in the finish. Fun to drink now but cellaring this wine will be rewarding.