- 92
- points
- Wine Spectator
- Blend
- 57% Merlot
32% Cabernet Sauvignon
8% Cabernet Franc
3% Malbec - Total Acidity
- 0.55g/100ml
- pH
- 3.76
- Alcohol
- 14.5
- Barrel Aging
- French & American oak (30 months)
Aged in the Petit Chai
2007 vintage
2008 ReserveWalter Clore Red Wine
“This classic Bordeaux-style wine opens with intense aromatics of milk chocolate, caramel, and coconuts. Wonderful blackberry, cherry and cocoa flavors on the palate grow into a softer but powerful and complex finish. This wine is sheer elegance." Juan Munoz Oca, Winemaker
The fruit for the Walter Clore Private Reserve was picked from Columbia Crest’s premier vineyard sites. Vineyards located on the Wahluke Slope offer aromatics, texture and complexity; Cold Creek sites contribute flavor and fruitiness; and Horse Heaven Hills fruit introduces balance and body.
Hand-picked grapes were crushed with 20% to 30% whole berries remaining.
Cold soaking on the skins for two days extracted soft tannins and intense color.
The traditional Bordeaux winemaking protocol included barrel aging for 30 months with barrel-to-barrel racking at three month intervals. Barrels were topped weekly during the first six months, and egg white fining occurred after 18 months.
