2010 Pinot Gris

Tasting Note: Clear, yellow straw in color, the 2010 Estate Pinot Gris opens up with intense aromas of Bosque pear, fresh melon, tangerine and vanilla flower.  The palate is rich and textured with a creamy mid-palate and a bright, focused acidity that carries the fruit from start to end. Tangerine, grapefruit oil and cantaloupe flavors persist on a pleasant and defined finish.

Winemaker Notes


Winemaking: All fruit was brought into the facility early in the morning ensuring optimum aroma and flavor in our finished wine.  Fruit was pressed, fined and cold settled for 48 hours before being separated off solids and fermented; a fermentation duration of 3 weeks at 55 degrees F.  Once completed the fermentations were blended and aged on fine lees for 3 months with monthly stirring to add richness to the palate and promote flavor integration.  The 2010 was fined, filtered and bottled in early April 2011.

Varietal blend: 100% Pinot Gris

Appellation: Yakima Valley

pH: 3.33

TA: 0.65

RS: 0.4%

Alcohol: 13.50%

Vineyard: Minick Family Estate Vineyard

Cases Produced: 5,400