Wines - Laelaps Wine

2017 Laelaps Riesling

This delicate dry Riesling has a lemon citrus nose that continues onto the palate. Flavors of citrus, white peach and candied lemon peel persist with just a hint of residual sugar to balance the ribbon of acidity that runs throughout this wine. A bit of skin contact early on added to the rich texture and balance of the wine. Great for your summer aperitif or even better with food!

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2016 Nemarniki Vineyard Pinot Noir

The 2016 vintage was outstanding – we brought in nearly perfect handpicked fruit in early October. This wine exhibits notes of bright red cherry, raspberry and black tea with an earthy edge on the nose. The palate is velvety with a nice ribbon of acidity and may well be our most polished Pinot Noir to date. The one word to describe this wine would be: “Graceful”.

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2015 “The Rocks” Cabernet Sauvignon

Our 2012 Rocks Cabernet Sauvignon was our flagship wine. It defined the style of wine we strive to make – rich, focused, balanced with velvety fruit, integrated oak and elegant tannic structure. When we got the chance to get this fruit again, we jumped on it. Our 2015 Rocks Cabernet Sauvignon exudes an elegant richness and focus of fruit that we only can find in ‘the Rocks’ AVA.

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2015 Cabernet Sauvignon

This wine follows on the heels of our solid 2013 & 2014 Cabernets from the renowned Seven Hills Vineyard on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley AVA. The color is a dark, rich purple and the nose and palate show copious amounts of red and black fruits. This is a fruit focused wine with delicate tannins, nice acid/tannin balance that is drinking well now and will age gracefully up to 8 – 10 years.

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2014 Cabernet Sauvignon

This wine takes up the gauntlet thrown down by the 2012 & 2013 Laelaps Cabernet’s (back to back 91pt. Wine Enthusiast wines!) This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the renowned Seven Hills Vineyard shows big rich purple fruit on the nose and palate. This medium bodied wine has a nice acid/tannin balance and it will drink well now and will age gracefully up to 10 years.

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2015 Pinot Noir

The 2015 vintage was outstanding – for the second year in a row we brought in nearly perfect handpicked fruit in early October. This wine is a beautiful dark purple color and it exhibits notes of purple fruit-blackberry, blueberry, marionberry and baking spice on the nose and palate. This is a fruit forward wine with plenty of muscle to go with it.

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2014 Pinot Noir

The 2014 vintage was stellar – allowing us to hang the fruit well into October to develop full phenolic ripeness. The nose is lush with hints of violets and cherry. Bright raspberry and red fruits, with a thread of earthiness and exotic tea spice on the palate. The texture is silky and the nice level of acidity keeps it lively through the pretty finish. This is classic Oregon Pinot Noir in a climatically warm year.

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2013 Cabernet Sauvignon

This high toned ripe 100% Cabernet Sauvignon gushes with rich blueberry and other dark berry aromatics. The forwardness of the fruit is balanced out with the firm acidity, and integrated tannins. This wine is drinking great now and will age gracefully up to 10 years.

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2013 Pinot Noir

The 2013 Pinot Noir is a delicate specimen. It was handcrafted with the utmost care due to the challenging nature of the vintage. Oregon suffered torrential rains in September which forced an earlier than anticipated harvest. This is classic Dundee Hills Oregon Pinot Noir in a climatically cool year.

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2012 Cabernet Sauvignon

This rich and ripe 100% Cabernet Sauvignon has dark fruited aromatics with notes of anise and eucalyptus on the palate. Balanced acidity and integrated tannins provide a long lingering finish. This wine is drinking great now and will age gracefully over the next 10 years.

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2012 Pinot Noir

This Pinot Noir has a brilliant garnet hue. On the nose and palate there are hints of juicy red fruits- predominantly dried cherry and rich raspberry. The finish is bright with a hint of black tea. The ribbon of acidity in this wine will make it a great food wine.

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