Long influenced by the Rhone Valley in France, this is our Washington version of a Cotes du Rhone Villages wine.
A distinctive blend of classic southern French varieties, each one expressive yet harmonious in its own right.
It has an attractive and vibrant ruby colour.
Black raspberry, wildcurrant and toasty notes emerge, followed by aromas of late summer berries, baking spices and licorice.
Its juicy mid-palate, lively acidity and rich tannins make it a versatile wine that pairs well with a variety of dishes and occasions.
Subduction Red explores Washington AVAs and Rhone varietals.
All grapes harvested in Horse Heaven Hills, Yakima Valley and Red Mountain come from vineyards under long-term contract with Syncline.
We place great importance on the role each vineyard plays in the overall blend.
All the fruit is hand harvested, destemmed and fermented in oak and concrete tanks.
Wild yeast is used for fermentation, the wine is not clarified, and manual punchdown, pumpover and pigeage are carried out.
Aging is carried out using a variety of techniques including French oak barriques, puncheons, concrete tanks and open oak tanks.
Bottling date: August 2022 A syncline is a geological term that refers to a section of rock where horizontally deposited layers of rock are bent by lateral pressure to form a winding valley in the rock.
Owners and winemakers James and Poppy Manton's winery and vineyards are located in the Columbia Gorge AVA, which is at the westernmost edge of Washington State's Columbia Valley AVA, the largest AVA in Washington State, and straddles Oregon.
The AVA is split between the rainy western and semi-arid desert regions, and their winery and vineyards are located in the middle.
Their winemaking, which began with just 76 cases in 1999, has remained unchanged ever since, and they have earned a high reputation as a limited production winery, maintaining a strong vision of producing world-class wines through innovative winemaking, while also taking into consideration the environment in every aspect of their winemaking, using biodynamic farming methods themselves.
In order to maintain a close relationship with the barrels and grapes, annual production is limited to 5,000 cases.