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Helix 2006 Sangiovese

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:40:00 GMT

Helix 2006 Sangiovese
Buy Now: $28.00

With every sip of our 2006 Helix Sangiovese, you will feel the warm Italian sunshine on your face and toes, as you are arrested by the divine smells of freshly baked, ruby-red cherry pie, raspberry preserves, black licorice and bay leaf. Let the wine warm you belly with a taste of tart cherries, juicy marionberries, white chocolate, a nudge of violet and a hint of vanilla extract.
Vineyards
Stillwater Creek Vineyard

Blend
100% Sangiovese

Cooperage
61% French
31% American
8% Russian

Bottled
July 2008

pH 3.39
TA .69 g/100ml

Production 314 cases

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Reininger 2004 Anomaly

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:09:00 GMT

Reininger 2004 Anomaly
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Tasting Notes

This is Anomaly. In January of 2004, an Artic front descended uponeastern Washington devastating our Walla Walla Valley vineyardswith 70-100% bud kill leaving Reininger winery with just one barellworthy of the Reininger name. This lone barrel of Seven HillsVineyard Carmenere was blended with our finest 2004 Columbia Valleyvineyard blocks; Cold Creek Cabernet Sauvignon and Stone Tree PetitVerdot. Lively acidity lifts currant, blackberry, cherry andstrawberry fruit-leather, all supported by elegant soft tannins andwood tones coconut, carmel and vanilla. An exceptional wine from avery different vintage.
-Chuck Reininger, Winemaker.

Technical Information

Vineyards
Cold Creek
Seven Hills
Stone Tree

Blend
50% Cabernet Sauvignon
37.5% Petit Verdot
12.5 Carmenere

pH 3.85
TA 0.68 g/100ml
Alcohol 14.5%

Oak
100% French
50% New

Bottled June 2007

Production 101 Cases

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Reininger 2003 Desiderata

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:06:00 GMT

Reininger 2003 Desiderata
Buy Now: $120.00

"With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still abeautiful world. Be cheerfull, strive to be happy."
-Max Erman, Desiderata(1927)

-Tasting Notes-

Desiderata aptly defines this noble blend of Bordeaux varietals.The soft palate and fine integrated tannins is the result of nearlyfive years of barrel aging. A mature nose of ripe pomegranate,black plum, vanilla bean, and eucalyptus is a temptuous sirendaring further adventure into seductive layers of black cherrycordial, soy with wisps of dignified tobacco.
-Chuck Reininger, Winemaker

Technical Information

Vineyards
Ash Hollow
Pepper Bridge
Seven Hills
Spring Valley

Blend
44% Malbec
21% Canernet Sauvignon
12% Petit Verdot
10% Carmenere
8% Cabernet Franc
4% Merlot

Alcohol 14.4%

pH 3.76
Total Acidity .67 g/100mL

Cases Produced 188

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Reininger 2008 Mr Owl's Red

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:32:00 GMT

Reininger 2008 Mr Owl's Red
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Tasting Notes

Named in honor of our esteem cellar master, Raul, the 2008 Mr Owl'sRed is a delicious and lovingly crafted blend of our best fruit.Lighthearted in spirit but seriously manly, just like Raul.

Aroma: Oak spice, red berries, red licorice, smoke, soy sauce andcinnamon baked red apples.

On the palate: Medium bodied with flavors of red berries, grilledsteak and toast with chalky tannins.
-The ReininGang

Blend
88% Merlot
7% Syrah
5% Sangiovese

Vineyards
Pepper Bridge
Ash Hollow
Seven Hills

Oak
53% American
47% French
24% new

pH 3.8
TA 5.9g/L

Bottled March 2011

Production 238 cases

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Helix 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:50:00 GMT

Helix 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
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Tasting Notes
BIG BIG BIG TRIPPLE D. Bright red-garnet color, ripe black cherry,dried plum, and cassis with a kiss of wood spice finishing withlingering fruit and fleshy steak tartar. A sumptuous mouth, as ifleaping into a huge Pillow Pit of tannins – big and poufy, yet veryround and incredibly soft. Perfect for an unexpected romanticdinner …and pillow fight. Jump in and grab the looove.
-Chuck Reininger, Winemaker

Technical Information

Vineyards
Phinny Hill Vineyard
Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Cooperage
71% French
11% American
18% Russian
Bottled September 2011
pH 3.56
Total Acidity 6.1 g/L
Cases Produced 682

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Reininger 2007 Merlot

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:19:00 GMT

Reininger 2007 Merlot
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Tasting Notes
Aromas: Dark chocolate, mixed red berries, rose petal, applewoodsmoke, thyme, & lavender.

This wine’s versatile, spicy, dark Bing cherry and bitter chocolateflavors make this Merlot perfect for drinking on the patio duringchilly late summer and fall nights. Its lush, mouthwatering acidityand medium to full-bodied structure pair well with hearty meats andgamebirds with rich, glistening sauces, creamy squash soups, tomatobisque, and triple creme cheeses.

Technical Information

Vineyards
Pepper Bridge
Seven Hills Vineyard
Blend
100% Merlot
Cooperage
82% American, 18% French (32% New)
Bottled May 2009
pH 3.8
Total Acidity 6.1g/L
Cases Produced 1072

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Reininger 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:18:00 GMT

Reininger 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
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Tasting Notes
This well-structured, fantastic wine features notes of chocolatecovered cherry, cinnamon, cedar, pencil shavings, and a dustyelement of cocoa powder. Cinnamon, dark chocolate, mixed redberries, and espresso round out the palate with a healthy servingof very fine-grain tannins and balanced acidity. It is luxurious,round and sexy with a finish like a long dark hallway made of darkchocolate… haunting.

Technical Information

Vineyards
Pepper Bridge Vineyard
Seven Hills Vineyard
Blend
96% Cabernet Sauvignon
4% Petit Verdot
Cooperage
79% French
17% Russian
4% American
(58% new)
Bottled March 2011
pH 3.79
Total Acidity 6.0 g/L
Cases Produced 577

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Reininger 2007 Carmenere

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:01:00 GMT

Reininger 2007 Carmenere
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Tasting Notes
Like a Steamy Danielle Steel Novel, our Carmenere is bound to makeyour heart race. Aromas of forbidden stewed fruits, fresh decadentstrawberries, and spicy black pepper pique your interest as youthen delve deeper into the big, ripe, blackberry, rich blackcherry, and peppercorn on your tongue. Swoon over the incrediblysmooth mouthfeel as the flavors coat your tongue and coax you intoecstasy. -Justin Vajgert

Technical Information

Vineyards
Seven Hills Vineyard
Blend
100% Carmenere
Cooperage
100% French
Bottled August 2009
pH 3.86
Total Acidity 5.9 g/L
Cases Produced 617

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Reininger 2007 Malbec

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:26:00 GMT

Reininger 2007 Malbec
Buy Now: $52.00

Tasting Notes
A Mountain Man’s Malbec. Perfect with grilled tender free-rangebeef. He’ll buck a bit at first from start to finish upon a bed ofmineral rock and fine-edgy tannins so, just open the gate and let‘em breathe the fresh mountain air a spell and he’ll settle down toreward you with wild huckleberry, wild blackberry, orchard plum andcassis, on a very thin layer of pepper spice upon a sun bleached,dusty split-rail cedar fence. After a while you’ll even catch awhiff of the distantly brewing cowboy coffee. The perfect wine fora Gourmet-Denim feast. -Chuck Reininger

Technical Information

Vineyards
Pepper Bridge Vineyard
Blend
100% Malbec
Cooperage
100% French
Bottled August 2009
pH 3.76
Total Acidity 6.2 g/L
Cases Produced 245

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Reininger 2005 Cima

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:17:00 GMT

Reininger 2005 Cima
Buy Now: $52.00

Tasting Notes
Style: Supar Wallan – developed by Chuck Reininger by combining theblending style of Sangiovese and Bordeaux varietal grapes known asSuper Tuscan, with the aging style of Brunello di MontalcinoRiserva requiring five years of aging.

Five years of patience and aging has brought the advent of Cima,the marriage of a Tuscan bride who discovered her Bordeaux lover inthe folds of the Walla Walla Valley earth. Sumptuous velvet tanninsembrace the brightness of sour cherry, the strength of dark plumand the youthful adventure of blackberry to brush ones sole withgentle comfort and wisdom, similar to the affectionate touch of agrandmother’s hand. -Chuck Reininger

Technical Information

Vineyards:
Seven Hills Vineyard
Pepper Bridge Vineyard
Blend
50% Sangiovese
16% Cabernet Sauvignon
17% Merlot
17% Petit Verdot
Cooperage
84% French
12% American
4% Russian
(12% New Oak)
pH 3.79
Total Aacidity 5.6 g/L
Cases Produced 290

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