Jackalope Cellars Columbia Valley Red Blend, 2020

Washington, (Columbia Valley AVA)
50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc
13.5%
* Sustainably Farmed
 

The Jackalope is a combination of a jackrabbit and an antelope. Winemaker Corey Schuster has a long-standing fascination with the animal, and has brought its adventurous spirit with him along his serendipitous journey into the wine-making world. Like the winery’s (mythical?) namesake, this (very real) blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot is a very social animal, a wine to bring to a house party with friends or a barbeque.

 

TASTING NOTES: Big juicy fruit, approximately the size of a semi truck. Red and black berries. Round like a luftballoon. Spicy, like a chocolate jalapeno.

 

FOOD PAIRINGS:  This is a wine for the messy cheeseburger, for the short ribs, or the flank steak that takes a marinade.