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Allen Shoup &
Gilles Nicault
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Allen Shoup named this wine in honor of his
grandfather, Charles Chester, and his grandmother, Maggie Kidder. He has a
purpose in mind; a vision really, and that is to offer his guests a glass of
Chester-Kidder and say, “this is how good a Washington red wine can be”. Allen
picked Gilles Nicault , former winemaker
for Woodward Canyon, to bring this vision to fruition.
Tasting Notes: Deep and concentrated, the 2004 Chester-Kidder
is a wine with pure, ripe blackberry and dark chocolate aromas and flavors.
Rich, lingering tannins coat the palate, giving the wine its vibrant mouth feel
and long, satisfying finish.
Vintage: The 2004 Columbia Valley growing season produced
dark, balanced wine with great intensity and natural acidity. The vintage was
marked by a hot summer, cool September, and a warm October that finished
ripening grapes late into the season. While the late ripening was tricky for
some vineyards that didn’t shoot thin because of a January freeze, the long
fall harvest proved advantageous for Long Shadows because winemaker Gilles
Nicault worked alongside growers throughout the season to keep yields low,
resulting in grapes with intense flavor and rich tannins.
Winemaking: Chester-Kidder is a blended red wine styled to
showcase Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, two outstanding blending partners that
represent the best of the Columbia Valley. Aged for 28 months in ninety-percent
tight-grain French oak allows the fruit and oak to integrate completely and
gives the wine time to develop round tannins and richness; ten percent Eastern
European oak adds complexity and spice.
Vineyards: The 2004 Chester-Kidder represents a diverse
collection of outstanding Columbia Valley vineyards sourced largely from the
Horse Heaven Hills, Red Mountain and Wahluke Slope. Horse Heaven and Red
Mountain Cabernet give the wine texture and concentration; Horse Heaven Syrah
adds dark flavors and color; Cabernet Franc from Weinbau (Wahluke Slope), one
of the Columbia Valley’s best Cabernet Franc vineyards, adds aromatic
intensity; and a small amount of Petit Verdot from Stone Tree Vineyard on the
Wahluke Slope adds intensity and tannins to enhance the mouth feel.
Alcohol: 14.7%
pH: 3.82
TA: 0.58 grams/100ml
Blend:
58% Cabernet Sauvignon
29% Syrah
10% Cabernet Franc
3% Petit Verdot
Release date: July 2007
Production: 1797 cases
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