Alcohol: 14.5 %
Grape(s): 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot
Location: Red Mountain AVA, Yakima Valley, Washington, USA
Tasting Notes: Deep and saturated in the glass, with blackcurrant, black cherry and dried sage lifting out of the glass. Fine-grained tannins frame pure red and dark fruit, with a spine of Red Mountain acidity and a long, stone-tinged finish.
Notes: Estate fruit from Kiona's Heart of the Hill and estate blocks on Red Mountain, one of Washington's warmest and most prized AVAs. Fermented in stainless steel, then aged in French and American oak barrels for roughly 20 months before bottling.
Food Pairing: Grilled ribeye, braised short ribs, lamb with rosemary, aged cheddar and other hard mountain cheeses.
Winery Story: Kiona Vineyards planted the first wine grapes on Red Mountain in 1975, when the Williams family took a chance on a dusty, windblown slope above Benton City. Three generations later the estate still farms those original blocks and helped put Red Mountain on the map as its own AVA in 2001.
