91pts James Suckling

Dark chocolate, bay leaves, black plums and hints of tobacco on the nose. Creamy
and full-bodied, with a juicy core of ripe black fruit framed by medium-firm tannins.
Tasty, chocolatey finish.

Winemaker Notes

Densely layered and quite substantial in the mouth, Requiem delivers generous blackberry and black currant fruit, wrapped around a vibrant core of acidity which keeps the wine pert and lively on the palate.

Requiem is composed of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon with  with 7% Merlot, Malbec, Syrah, and Petit Verdot from both the the Horse Heaven Hills AVA and the Red Mountain AVA

The vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA are on the south-facing slopes along the Columbia River. The river aids in moderating the extreme fluctuations that affect the Columbia Valley, making HHH less prone to frost. Intense wind is also a significant factor, producing grapes with thicker skins and reduced fungal pressure. It is also one of the driest (of an already impossibly arid area), with an average of only 7-9 inchesof rain per growing season.

Red Mountain is the smallest and warmest of the Columbia Valley sub-appellations, with extreme diurnal shifts that often drop from 90° to 50°. The wind-blown silt soils are over the glacial outflow from the Missoula floods and have high alkalinity and calcium carbonate. The southwest slopes are ideally situated for prolonged sun exposure. Here, the Cascade Mountain rain shadow is especially pronounced, with only 5-7 inches of average rainfall.