2006 Firehouse Red

Case Production

6302 Cases

Blend and Vineyard Sources

• 34% Cabernet Sauvignon:
  • 9% Horse Heaven Hills
  • 8% Rattlesnake Hills
  • 6% Wahluke Slope
  • 4% Red Mountain
  • 4% Columbia Valley
  • 3% Walla Walla Valley
• 30% Syrah:
  • 16% Columbia Valley
  • 5% Horse Heaven Hills
  • 5% Wahluke Slope
  • 2% Walla Walla Valley
• 21% Merlot:
  • 12% Columbia Valley
  • 6% Walla Walla Valley
  • 3% Rattlesnake Hills
• 8% Cabernet Franc:
  • 4% Columbia Valley
  • 2% Walla Walla Valley
  • 2% Horse Heaven Hills
  • 1% Rattlesnake Hills
• 3% Sangiovese: Columbia Valley
• 2% Carmenere: Walla Walla Valley
• 2% Malbec:  Columbia Valley

Analysis

• pH-3.72
• Total Acidity-0.59
• Alcohol-13.92

Cooperage

The wine is on 50% new oak, mostly French and American oak barrels with a compliment of Hungarian oak barrels for 16 months.

Winemaking

Crushed gently and dropped by gravity into small 1.5 ton bins, cold soaked a minimum of 48 hours, then inoculated with a variety of yeasts, hand-punched and pressed directly to barrel, where the wine finishes both primary and secondary fermentation.

Vintage

Glorius Vintage resulting in rich flavors and beautifully balanced wines. Our best firehouse since the 2002 vintage.

Tasting Notes

Tastes like really, really good red wine. Hard to separate all the flavors. Which varietal is lending which notes? Who knows? Who cares? Rounded, lush, layered and lovely, the ultimate food wine, pairing well with everything from pasta and pizza to grilled meat and roasted chicken.  Blackberries, currants and dark cherry combine with roasted coffee, melted dark chocoloate, black pepper, soft tannins and a supple lingering finish.