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Produced and bottled by The House of Independent Producers Chateau 53511 north sunset road, Benton City, WA, 99320 750ML 13.5% ALC/VOL

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750ml 13.5% alc/vol

Wine: 100% merlot Vineyard: Goose Ridge Vineyard ava: columbia valley region: washington state Fermentation Artists: The uncle and sister of Director / Project directed by christophe hedges production: 5,544 x 12 bottle cases Alc/TA/PH: 13.5% / 7.5g/L / 3.64 Tasting notes: Classic northern latitude west coast style. Soft with some angularity, focused acid, disciplined, and picked early for food compatibility. blue fruits, pencil lead, dried herbs, cold metal spoon, and earth. An AVA / vineyard focused place of origin wine. the 2009 vintage is characteristic of the Goose Ridge Vineyard plot, not more than 5 miles south of the Red Mountain AVA, lying on flat terroir.

The House of independent producers is a project aimed at showcasing some of the best vineyard sites using single vitis vinifera grape varieties. The project is directed under Christophe hedges, who feels that some of the larger, independently owned vineyards, need RECOGNITION in single vineyard wines. the house of independent producers is a catch-all phrase to describe the independent nature of the grower and the vintner. no advertising and no scores. visit: www.scorevolution.com Independent producers strives to save place of origin in wine. The new luxury model for wine definition is authenticity. When we can, this wine is always marked by a specific location, typically the size of vineyard terroir, however, due to shortages of supply, it is not uncommon for us to produce a less specific wine, which focuses on AVA terroir. La Bourgeoisie defined is the middle class. this is our target market. the armorial, is symbolic of the

death of snobbery towards this ancient product.

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