Wines
Details at a Glance
Blend: 25% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Syrah, 16% Zinfandel, 8% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 4% Primitivo, 2% Pinot Noir
Appelation: Columbia Valley
Vineyards: 29% Boushey Vineyard (Rattlesnake Hills), 21% Alder Ridge Vineyard (Horse Heaven Hills), 21% Ash Hollow (Walla Walla), 17% Stone Tree Vineyard (Wahluke Slope), 8% Dionysus (Wahluke Slope) and 4% Les Collines (Walla Walla)
Bottled: March 2009
Acidity: 0.61%
Ph: 3.81
Prices: $16/bottle $172.8/case
Walldeaux Smithie
Tasting notes
Walldeaux Smithie is bold and juicy with a firm structure. The full flavors and smooth tannins suggest a new-world wine while its focus and balance, dark fruit and spice flavors are definitely reminiscent of old world Bordeaux.
"Walldeaux is a non-vintage blend for more consistency and density. Blending vintages allows a full tasting experience with complex layers from the “mature” vintage (2007 & 2008), combining with fruity, youthful and juicy mouth filling flavors from the “younger” vintage (2009). I truly enjoy the fruit intensity of the ‘everyday French wines’, usually a wine of the year aged a short time in stainless tanks or used barrels. These bright yet simple young flavors complete deliciously more polished, refined characteristics from the previous vintage."
Vineyard Sources
Boushey: One of Forgeron’s favorite vineyards, it produces very elegant fruit as this colder site allows lots and lots of cherry and black currant flavors.
Alder Ridge: Alder Ridge fruit requires an iron hand in a velvet glove. The lower yields allow very deep flavors yet an intense structure that can become overwhelming if not handled with care.
Klipsun: One of our oldest vineyards, Klipsun consistently yields Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot showing great power and intense fruit flavors.
Ash Hollow: It’s been great to watch the vines mature and yield richer, fuller fruit each new vintage. Pepperbridge is fast becoming one of our favorite vineyards.
Santé
Marie-Eve Gilla - Winemaker