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Analemma Wines Mosier Hills Grenache 2018 – Supple with Lovely Aromatics

Analemma Wines, Mosier Hills Grenache 2018, Columbia Gorge, Oregon, Wine Casual

Analemma Wines, Mosier Hills Grenache 2018, Columbia Gorge, Oregon

Tasting Note: An Oregon grenache filled with supple red-fruit and lovely aromatics.

Medium-intensity ruby in color, this wine has an aromatic, medium-plus-intensity nose of strawberry, red cherry, raspberry, red currant and rosehip.

On the palate the dry, medium-bodied grenache has medium-plus-intensity, red-fruit flavors suggested on the nose supported by medium acidity and ripe, medium tannin ultimately completing with a medium-plus finish.

Ripe in style, there are some forest floor elements that undergird the wine.

Delicious.

The 17-year-old Columbia Gorge AVA is a bi-state AVA that straddles Oregon and Washington.

This area, which is the wind-surfing capital of the U.S., experiences a cooling effect due to a gap in the Cascade Mountains.

Analemma Wines focuses on Spanish varietals like this grenache, and they were also the first winery to plant mencia in Oregon.

Rating: 91 points
Price: $42
Alcohol: 13.5%
Tasted: Home
Tasting Date: February 1, 2021

This wine was submitted for review.

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