2023 Technical Specifications
Region Walla Walla Valley
Tasting Notes Exotic spices, blood-orange zest, red rose petals, smoldering stone and green olive; rich, concentrated and long, with pronounced rocky character and tension.
Critics Ratings 99
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Grenache
Region Walla Walla Valley
Soil 12–18 inches of silty loam and basalt cobblestones over pure compacted cobblestone soils
Elevation 268.224 meters
Oak Types French oak
Used Oak Only Yes
Production Details Practicing biodynamic. The Fiddleneck Vineyard was planted in 2015 at 3.5 × 3.5 ft spacing and 8,780 vines/ha. The wine aged 15 months in neutral/used French oak. Stem inclusion or whole-cluster treatment was approximately 60–70%. Production is internally inconsistent on the source page: its technical bullets state 268 cases, while several critic excerpts state 277 cases.
Tasting Notes Cardamom, sour cherry, seaweed, peach, orange rind, juniper and white pepper; medium- to full-bodied, intensely peppery and spicy.
Critics Ratings 98
2021 Technical Specifications
Region Walla Walla Valley
Production Details Approximately 70% whole-cluster fermentation; grapes described as biodynamically grown.
Tasting Notes Olive, seaweed, green peach and wet earth, with persistent saline minerality, vibrant structure and fine silky tannins.
Critics Ratings 97
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2020 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Grenache
Region Walla Walla Valley
Used Oak Only Yes
Production Details Aged in all neutral oak for about 16 months; approximately 266 cases were produced. A separate vintage-specific review describes the grapes as biodynamically grown.
Tasting Notes Black plum, roasted game, crushed olive, dried sage, crushed stone and struck flint, with elevated acidity, lean tannins, black cherry and a saline finish.
Critics Ratings 97
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2019 Technical Specifications
Region Walla Walla Valley
Production Details Biodynamically grown grapes; the wine saw no new oak.
Tasting Notes Dusty flowers, wild raspberry, savory herbs, turned earth and redcurrant, followed by cherry blossom, strawberry skin, fruit leather, umami and a spicy finish.
Critics Ratings 98
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2018 Technical Specifications
Region Walla Walla Valley
Production Details Inaugural Fiddleneck Grenache release, produced from fourth-leaf fruit.
Tasting Notes Wild strawberry, blueberry, violet, chalky minerality and peppery herbs; medium- to full-bodied, concentrated, with firm ripe tannins.
Critics Ratings 94
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