Gold Medal Award at December 03 Tri-Cities Wine Festival, this Syrah seems to win lots of awards every year, and the value is tremendous. The grapes, grown by the winery, are "deficit irrigated" to increase flavor and complexity. The rocky site and small yield makes for intense fruity quality, complexity and depth.

This winery drops fruit to maintain harvest levels of no more than 3 tons per acre. Growing grapes since 1985, the winery's Snites Gap vineyard is a major supplier to Stimson Lane (Chateau Ste Michelle, Columbia Crest, Snoqualamie). The wine is aged in 80% American, 20% French oak.