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Tasting Notes Current notes on wines available for purchase.
	2002 Cabernet Sauvignon This was released in January, 2007. It is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon from Portteus Vineyard with 8% Merlot from Stillwater Creek Vineyard and 8% Cabernet Franc also from Stillwater Creek Vineyard. This is classic Vashon Winery wine: lots of cherry and raspberry on the aroma with a unique cherry kirsch quality to it. It is lean on the palate but with broad rich flavors and good strong acidity. Structured tannins without tasting dry. And a nice long fruit finish. Very drinkable but this wine could easily age another three to five years and beyond. Serve with most meat dishes or nutty cheeses and bread.
	2004 Merlot Great rich red color. This is one of our all-time best Merlots. It is a good example of Merlot’s mid-palate richness, a fatness almost, with flavors of plum and raspberry. It is less intense and more mouthfilling than our 2003 Merlot. This wine has great structure; acidity, tannins, and depth of flavor. This will age well over the next five years, and beyond. Serve with richer dishes and meats but also nutty, sharp cheese.
	2002 Anniversary Reserve Red This a balanced and equal blend of three grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. It commemorates the winery’s Twentieth Anniversary. Each grape contributes to the wine’s completeness. The Cab Sauv gives it structure and acidity, the Merlot, fatness, and the Cab Franc a bit of flower and fruitiness at the back of the palate. It has a wonderful nose, a bouquet of aromas from all three grapes. Serve this with more elegant cuts of meat and nutty, sharp cheeses.
	2005 Semillon This is possibly one of our all-time best with a combination of great central palate fruitiness and great Semillon flavors. It is dry but fruity with a long finish. This wine deserves to be served with white fish or rich chicken dishes.
	2004 Chasselas Doré Puget Sound. Harvested on Vashon Island from vines planted in 1950 near Quartermaster Harbor at Tsugwale Vineyard. It is light and delicate, lightly fruity, but yet with substance and refreshing bright acidity. It reminds of a white flower, or if you could taste a cloud.....or a waterfall. Serve with light seafoods; a plate of mussels would be perfect.
	Isletage, Puget Sound Half Chasselas Doré from Vashon Island, half Siegerrebe from Whidbey Island. Isletage is kind of an island meritage; a blend of grapes grown only in Puget Sound. The Siegerrebe provides complexity and spice (as it is related to Gewurztraminer). Nice middle fruitiness and good acidity. Serve this with curried mussels, or Asian cuisine. Shoot......it might be interesting serving it warm with sushi, like you might a saké.
	Vashon White This is a blend of white wines, or grapes, and is usually just some leftover batches, which I didn’t know what to do with. Currently it is a blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc and is smooth and complex. Its deep yellow color comes from the Sauvignon Blanc being in barrel too long but it drinks more like a red wine than a white wine. Serve this with chicken or white fish, or just before dinner.
	Irvine’s Vintage Cider, Vintage Blend This is a blend of European cider apples made from a variety of sources. It is crushed and pressed at the winery using a cheese press, then fermented to dryness, settled, then racked into oak barrel where it sits for a year aging. It is then racked again, sugar and yeast are added, then the cider is put into 500ml bottles and capped with a wired porcelain cap. It is dry and creamy and not too unlike a good champagne (definitely a small c).