Mercer Estates Horse Heaven Hills Ode to Brothers 2010

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Region

Producer

Vintage
2010

Size
750ML

ABV
14.3%

Features
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Winemaker Notes

A beautifully balanced blend of three classic Rhone varietals – Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre – allows the character of each to display its contribution to the blend. The Grenache brings ripe currant and raspberries and keeps the mouthfeel bright and lithe. The Syrah brings volume and complex aromas of smoke and cured meat. Mourvedre supplies white pepper and minerality. This wine will age well, further melding the grape's aromas and flavor, developing complex aged notes.

Blend: 40% Grenache, 39% Syrah, 21% Mourvedre

Professional Ratings

  • 91
    The 2010 Reserve Ode To Brothers checks in as a blend of 40% Grenache, 39% Syrah and 21% Mourvedre that was barrel-fermented and aged 24 months in a combination of French and American oak. Possessing plenty of darker-styled berry fruit, black raspberry, chocolate, licorice and hints of meatiness, it is medium to full-bodied, seamless, pure and layered on the palate. Opening up nicely in the glass, with fine tannin and a voluptuous, sexy texture, it will continue to impress through 2018+.

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Mercer Estates, Washington
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Mercer was the founding member of Washington’s highest accoladed AVA, Horse Heaven Hills. Their vineyard at one time included, and still adjoins, the source of Washington’s first Parker-rated 100 point wines. Mercer Ranch was homesteaded by the Mercer family in 1886 and was planted to vines in 1972. The family still supplies grapes to some of the state’s leading wine brands, as well as its own Mercer Family Vineyards label, which consistently produces Cabernet Sauvignons rated 90+ by the leading wine critics.

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With bold fruit flavors and accents of sweet spice, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the base of the classic Rhône Red Blend, while Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise often come in to play. Though they originated from France’s southern Rhône Valley, with some creative interpretation, Rhône blends have also become popular in other countries. Somm Secret—Putting their own local spin on the Rhône Red Blend, those from Priorat often include Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In California, it is not uncommon to see Petite Sirah make an appearance.

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"Surely this is Horse Heaven!”

Its wide prairies and rolling expanses led an early pioneer to proclaim that the region looked like “horse heaven,” and as a result, the area was appropriately named. Horse Heaven Hills is in south central Washington state, geographically bound on its northern border by the Yakima River and in the south, by the larger Columbia River.

Its proximity to the Columbia River contributes to a variety of climactic factors that dramatically affect its grapes. In particular, an increase in wind from changes in pressure along the river, which flows from the cool and wet Pacific Ocean, inland to Washington’s hot and arid plains, creates 30% more wind than there would be otherwise. These winds moderate temperatures, protect against mold and rot, reduce the risk of early and late season frosts, diminish canopy size and toughen grape skins.

The vineyards bordering the river are on steep, south-facing, well-exposed slopes, with well-drained, sandy-loam soils. But the soils of the appellation are diverse throughout, ranging from wind-blown sand and loess, Missoula Flood sediment, and rocky basalt. Horse Heaven Hills has an arid continental climate with elevations ranging from 200 to 1,800 feet.

The first vines of the appellation were planted in 1972 in an optimal spot now referred to as the Champoux Vineyard. Today it remains the source of some of Washington’s most desirable and expensive Cabernet Sauvignons. In fact, the appellation as a whole boasts many of Washington’s top scoring wines. Its primary grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay and Riesling.

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