Idilico is the only winery in Washington focusing exclusively on Spanish varietals grown in the unique Washington State vineyards.
Why? You ask. Well, two reasons:
First, Spanish varietal wines are the most pleasurable wines around. Who doesn't love a deep and structured Tempranillo, a juicy and luscious Garnacha or a steely acid driven Albariño?
Second, Washington vineyards are ideally suited to grow the finicky Spanish cultivars. Contrary to popular belief, wine regions in Spain are not balmy and endlessly sunny. In fact most top growing regions in Spain best resemble Washington State. Dry desert conditions, scorching day time temperatures with huge temperature swings at night all wrapped up in a short growing season and frosty winters.
As the saying goes: "Nueve meses de invierno tres meses de infierno" (Nine months of Winter three months of Hell). Yep..Sounds like Eastern Washington.
This is from the first crop of a 6 acre planting of Albariño in the cooler area of the Yakima Valley north of Prosser.
The wine was fermented and aged in stainless steel moderate lees contact for three months. No malolactic fermentation was allowed. It was lightly cold stabilized, finned and filtered before being bottled in March 2010.
The wine shows notes of citrus and tropical fruit followed by a luscious, crisp and refreshing flavors. Drink anytime the sun shines.
Our first Garnacha comes from the highly regarded Upland vineyard in Snipes Mountain (near Sunnyside, WA within the Yakima Valley).
This wine was fermented in stainless steel and barrel aged in neutral French oak for 12 months. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Only 74 cases produced.
The wine exhibits aromas of tart cherry, strawberry jam with hints of moist rock and some citrus notes. In the palate the wine is full bodied with luscious mouthfeel and a lingering finish.
The King of Spanish grapes. With our dry climate, short growing season and extreme temperature variations, Washington may be Tempranillo's home away from home. The fruit hails from vineyards in the Yakima Valley, Horse Heaven Hills and Snipes Mountain AVA.
The wine shows the right stuff with dark fruits, herbs and soy followed by a long and smooth pass though palate. Aged in neutral French oak for 12 months, bottled unfined and unfiltered. Only 120 cases produced.
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