Terra Blanca Winery
2003 Onyx Red Wine
In Washington State, Red Mountain is considered one of the premier growing sites for winegrapes. The carbonate-rich sandy loam soils of the area, coupled with low yield growing techniques, allow for grapes of intense concentration, structure and complexity. Terra Blanca's Artist Reserve wine, 2003 ONYX, began in Terra Blanca's Red Mountain Estate vineyards.
This dark, red-black colored wine is rich with raspberry, cherry, and blackberry with notes of violets that explode from the glass and mingle with hints of cedar and toasted oak on the nose. Smooth, lush flavors of blackberry, black cherry, and cassis wrap around a core of full, yet soft, structured tannins. Cedar notes with light touches of spice fold into lingering dark plum, black cherry and berry flavors bounded by dark chocolate on the vibrant, elegant finish.
Vineyard
Red Mountain Estate Vineyard
Growing Conditions - The 2003 growing season started early with a typical bud break in mid-April. The warm summer days coupled with the cool nights allowed the grapes to develope a huge amount of structure, depth and elegance.
Blend
- 60% Cabernet Sauvignon
- 35% Merlot
- 3% Malbec
- 1% Cabernet Franc
- 1% Petit Verdot
Harvest
- Sugar - 25.1 Brix
- Titratable Acidity - 0.570g/100ml
- pH - 3.55
Upon arriving at the winery the grapes are hand sorted, de-stemmed, and crushed directly into a selection of both open and closed fermenters. We typically desire up to a week of cold soaking of the fruit prior to inoculation with one of over a dozen yeast strains we commonly select. The fermentation process ranges from five days to more than two weeks.
Bottle
- Titratable Acidity - 0.555g/100ml
- pH - 3.58
- Alcohol - 13.5% by volume
- Production - 630 Cases