Waterbrook 2006 Mélange Noir Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

Country: US / Mélange Noir
Variety: Red Blend Washington
Winery: Waterbrook / Columbia Valley (WA)

Not as forward and lush as the appealing 2005, this all-purpose red, tasted a few months prior to its official release, is still knitting the components together. What is in place is plenty of tart, ripe raspberry fruit, precise and clean, and a soft backdrop of lightly chocolaty tannins.