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Terra Blanca

 

Terra Blanca

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Terra Blanca Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 01

Price: $33.95

$30.56 - Any 12 bottles
- regular size (375 or 750 ml)


Outstanding Red Mountain Cab from the superb 2001 vintage. Deftly balanced, with aromas of exotic spice, dark flowers, and mixed black and red fruit. Slightly dusty tannins that pair well with summer grillables. YUM!

In the nose, perfumed ...read more

Terra Blanca Estate Merlot 02

Price: $14.95

$13.45 - Any 12 bottles
- regular size (375 or 750 ml)


GREAT VALUE Scents are of cherry perfume, with a hint of cherry blossom. Flavors are big, a perfect balance of lush, gushing fruit and quite big but pleasing tannins. There's also lots of soft, toasty flavors that combine with the robust tann...read more

Terra Blanca Syrah 01

Price: $16.95

$15.25 - Any 12 bottles
- regular size (375 or 750 ml)


Cofermented with 2% Viognier, a light scent of black fruit complements beautifully balanced black cherry fruit and big, well integrated, pleasing tannins. The time in the cellar has allowed the big tannins to soften and integrate, while the fruit is ...read more

Terra Blanca Late Harvest Chenin Blanc 05

$16.16 - Case price
(any 12 or more bottles)

Price: $17.95

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An explosion of pineapple and mango. The intoxicating nose leads to the fruit basket of flavors consisting of pineapple and mango with pear, peach, apple and melon with nuances of honey and citrus. The crisp texture of the wine supports a lingering f...read more

Terra Blanca Viognier 05

Price: $16.95

$15.25 - Any 12 bottles
- regular size (375 or 750 ml)


The usual floral Viognier nose has hints of creamy vanilla, a result of the blending of 10% Rousanne in the wine. Flavors of crisp citrus and citrus peel combine with hints of buttery vanilla. The wine finishes with a fresh citrus crispness. Most ple...read more

Terra Blanca Chenin Blanc Ice Wine 03 375 ml

$40.46 - Case price
(any 12 or more bottles)

Price: $44.95

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Washington State's intense The rich autumn gold of the 2003 Chenin Blanc Ice Wine is the first indication of the intense concentration of the wine. Aromas of honeyed peach, melon, pear, apple and tropical fruit flow out of the glass and continue on ...read more

Terra Blanca Malbec 03

Price: $17.95

$16.16 - Any 12 bottles
- regular size (375 or 750 ml)


Black and dense, with flavors of black fruit, white pepper and spice. Finally available for shipping. A bright, full bodied alternative to Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, this wine excels when paired with spicy red pastas, flavorful red meat dishes, b...read more

Terra Blanca Onyx 00

Price: $43.95

$39.55 - Any 12 bottles
- regular size (375 or 750 ml)


Wine Spectator rating 90 points: "Complex, savory aromas and flavors mark this as something special. The tannins are firm, but give way to a wave of meaty cherry, spice, and smoke flavors, lingering on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, ...read more

Terra Blanca Syrah Block 8 01

Price: $39.75

$35.77 - Any 12 bottles
- regular size (375 or 750 ml)


From the winery: "Hints of leather and orange essence rise from the glass. Dark plum, fig, and cedar spice leave a deep impression on the palate. Floral and orange notes float over a velvet finish."...read more

Terra Blanca Late Harvest Botrylized Semillon 97 375 ml

Price: $13.95

$12.55 - Any 12 bottles
- regular size (375 or 750 ml)


From the winery: "Crisp notes of peach and pear which mingle with tones of citrus. Peaches and pears dominate a sweet balance of natural acids and grape sugar. Hints of powdery hazelnut, honey and spice linger on a refreshing citrus finish."...read more

 

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Terra Blanca

The winemaking philosophy at Terra Blanca is fairly simple

” ... Start with high quality grapes, treat gently, ferment utilizing multiple yeasts, allow for solids contact to develop
flavor profiles and finally rack, fine and filter only as necessary. Allow the grapes to express their terrior without inundating with excessive new oak. The resulting wines exhibit balance, depth, complexity and structure.”


Keith Pilgrim - Winemaker

Terra Blanca is located on the Red Mountain in the Yakima Valley, in Washington State's Red Mountain Wine Appellation, near Kiona and Hedges wineries. Terra Blanca released its first vintage with its 1997 wines, and the winery is becoming known for their big red wines, a lovely Viognier, and a late harvest botrylized Semillon Dessert wine.

Terra Blanca began as the vision of owner/winemaker Keith Pilgrim. Having studied at U.C. Davis in enology, viticulture and geology back in the '80s, Keith had spent the last ten years gathering information on vineyard sites up and down the West coast. Drawing upon his combined geology/winemaking background, Keith looked to identify vineyard sites best suited to the varietals he was most interested in growing. After much searching and tasting he settled on the Southwestern slope of Red Mountain, located at the Southernmost end of the Yakima Valley. Three hundred acres were purchased in 1993 and the first 50 acres planted.The name Terra Blanca, Latin for white earth, is named for the high calcium carbonate content that whitens the soils.

Terra Blanca's first grapes were harvested from the estate vineyard 1997. The Red Mountain area is a separate appellation from the overall Yakima Valley appellation, and the most important factor that makes it different is its soil. The white color of the soil seen when driving through the area contains a very high amount of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate adds to the flavor and texture of the wines, imparting silky chalk and earthy notes. The soil of the Terra Blanca estate is composed of silty fine sands and fine, sandy silt loams with interbeds of carbonate-coated gravels, cobbles and boulders. Silt, sand and loam hold very little water and when combined with drip irrigation allow for very tight moisture control.

Terra Blanca uses the unique layered soil of their vineyard to control plant vigor. Calcium carbonate-rich interbeds are found four and fourteen feet below the soil surface. Since grape roots cannot penetrate through these layers, the vineyard crew rips through the layer at four feet with a Caterpillar tractor. Leaving the layer at fourteen feet stops root penetration, subsequently limiting plant vigor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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