Pacific Northwest Wine Of The Week -

Alexandria Nicole Cellars 2008 Destiny Ridge Vineyard Shepherd’s Mark

Appellation: Horse Heaven Hills

There doesn’t seem to be a grape that Jarrod Boyle and Jose Luiz Yanez can’t grow on the slopes overlooking Crow Butte Park and the Columbia River. Here’s a blend of Rhone varieties – Roussanne (65%), Marsanne (24%) and Viognier – that’s effusive in its aromatics, leading with gooseberry, Bosc pear, McIntosh apple, llme and toasted nuts. Complexity awaits with tons of acidity from flavors of sweet pineapple, more pear and lemon, then sweet figs on the midpalate. Buckle up for the big finish of lime. Rated “Outstanding” by Wine Press Northwest magazine.

Price: $20.

Cases produced: 1,100.

Food matches: Enjoy this with scallops, grilled prawns, halibut or roasted vegetables.

Oct. 13, 2009   Vol. 10, No. 41

Wine Press Northwest’s Wine of the Week is an independent opinion based on double- and single-blind tastings.

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