2014 VINTAGE
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TASTING NOTES
Opens with great aromatics of dried red cherries, raspberries, huckleberries, chocolate, with a hint of spice and earthiness on the nose, this wine explodes with flavors on the palate. Flavors of complex red fruits ranging from dried cherries to huckleberries, this wine has a rich mid-palate that includes chocolate, spice, and a touch of earthiness that is very balanced and leads to a nice round finish.

BLEND/VINEYARD INFO 
54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 17.5% Syrah, 5% Pinot Noir, 2.5% Malbec, and 2% Cabernet Franc

• 25% Badger Mountain Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
• 11% Nine Canyon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
• 11% River Crest Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
• 7% Arete Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
• 12% Pleasant Vineyard Merlot
• 7% Badger Mountain Estate Vineyard Merlot
• 14% Pleasant Vineyard Syrah
• 5% River Crest Vineyard Pinot Noir
• 3.5% Badger Mountain Estate Vineyard Syrah
• 2.5% Badger Mountain Estate Vineyard Malbec
• 2% Badger Mountain Estate Vineyard Cabernet Franc

WINEMAKER’S NOTES
The 2014 PURE RED is a complex blend, using six different grape varietals as well has five of our vineyard parnters that are committed to grow organically. All the componets of this wine fermented in our stainless steel upright fermenter, we used PDM yeast on the Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, and the Syrah lots, 796 yeast on the Malbec and Pinot Noir, and 1503 on the Merlot. 100% malolatic fermentation was completed in our stainless steel tank.

TECHNICAL DATA
Release Date 11/26/14
Acidity: .66
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH 3.80 Residual
Sugar: 0.0
Cases: 12,000