Lobo Hills Right Bank Blend
WHY WE LOVE IT
- Lobo Hills Right Bank Blend is sourced from several vineyards including, Merlot, Elephant Mountain Vinegard, Rattlesnake Hills 20%, Merlot, Stone Tree Vineyard, Wahluke Slope 65%, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sugarloaf Vineyard, Rattlesnake Hills 6.5%, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coyote Canyon, Horse Heaven Hills 6.5%, Malbec, James Vineyard, Wahluke Slope 2%.
- Drink ow or age for up to 15 years.
Varietal: 75% merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec
Elaboration: Open-bin fermentation, punchdowns for cap management, 100% punchdowns 4 times/day. Unfined and unfiltered. Aged in French oak, 80% old (two-plus year old) 15 years.
Tasting Notes: This Right Bank Blend is a dark, lush wine with aromas of blackberry, plum, cherry vanilla, and caramel. Round in the mouthfeel, it brings flavors of dark plum, cassis, chocolate and stone.
PRESS
2018 – 92 Wine Enthusiast
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
While honeymooning in Napa Valley, Tony and Diana Dollar decided they would like to open a winery there someday. Had Tony, an avid biker, not been struck by a car thirty years later, their dream may never have become a reality. While recuperating from multiple injuries, the couple reevaluated their priorities and seized the opportunity to change their trajectory and invest in Lobo Hills, a Woodenville, Washington winery.
Lobo Hills, named after Tony’s childhood rescue dog, takes a minimalist approach to winemaking, most closely resembling the French tradition. They use no additives or chemical intervention, minimize sulfates, the wines are unfined and unfiltered and they use the grape’s natural acidity as much as possible.