2002
 Columbia Valley
 Sauvignon Blanc

    The 2002 vintage was one of the great, classic Washington vintages. In fact, if you compare the average heat-unit curve for Washington vineyards to the 2002 curve, they are practically identical. This translates to an excellent harvest, which we enjoyed indeed!

    This was our first year working with Andrew’s McKinley Springs Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc. It is a young block with excellent fruit. We look forward to working with this outstanding grower for many years to come.

    The 2002 Columbia Valley Sauvignon Blanc was released August 2003. It is a blend of 76% Sauvignon Blanc from Andrew’s McKinley Springs Vineyard and 24% Semillon from Yakima River vineyard. Fifty percent of the Sauvignon Blanc was fermented in 100% new French oak, 50% in stainless steel.  The alcohol by volume is 13.9%, pH is 3.2, and titratable acidity is
0. 75g/ml. It was bottled May 3, 2003. 

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REVIEWS
86 Some Red Mountain Sémillon fleshes out the Sauv Blanc, with good, tart citrus fruit and graham cracker toastiness on the finish. — P.G. (12/31/2003)