Medium-bodied with crisp acidity and medium, coarse tannins. Gorgeous nose with black fruit, smoked meat, game, white pepper, and floral notes on both the nose and palate. Well-balanced with good complexity and a very long, smooth finish.Ģ009 Rasa Vineyards Vox Populi Mourvedre (Columbia Valley, Washington): 100% Mourvedre. Medium to full-bodied with lively acidity and medium to high, silky tannins. More black fruit, licorice, and game, as well as vanilla cream come through on the palate. Beautiful bouquet with aromas of blackberry, black cherry, licorice, and a hint of game and earth. Where to buy: Winery, $95 Ģ008 Rasa Vineyards QED (Walla Walla Valley, Washington): 83% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 5% Mourvedre, and 2% Viognier. Well-balanced with good complexity and a finish that goes on forever. Full-bodied with crisp acidity and silky, smooth tannins. Black cherry, black currant, leather, pencil lead, earth, and smoke come through on the palate. Outstanding nose with gorgeous aromas of black cherry, black currant, leather, smoke, licorice, and earth. Only open by appointment, Rasa Vineyards is definitely a must-visit if you are in the Walla Walla area.įor a more detailed write-up about Rasa Vineyards, the Naravane brothers, and their winemaking philosophy, please refer back to my Spotlight On: Rasa Vineyards post.Ģ008 Rasa Vineyards Creative Impulse (DuBrul Vineyard, Yakima Valley, Washington): 69% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31% Merlot. If you have not had a chance to try one of their wines, I encourage you to keep your eyes out for them on the shelf at your local wine shop or go ahead and put your name on their mailing list. Rasa Vineyards offers their wines through their mailing list first. We also thought that their 2008 QED and 2009 Vox Populi Mourvedre were outstanding.
Their 2008 Creative Impulse, a Cab/Merlot blend from DuBrul Vineyard, which will be released this fall, especially impressed us. The PB Wines are made in an identical manner and get the same treatment as the Rasa wines but are just offered at a lower price point. We tasted eight of their wines, five from their primary Rasa label and three from their new second label, PB Wines. In fact, if it is possible, we were even more impressed with the overall quality of their lineup of wines this time. There are no signs of a sophomore slump here. On a recent visit to Walla Walla, we made it a point to visit again so that we could taste their new releases. In fact, their 2007 Principia Reserve Syrah was our Wine Peeps’ pick for Best Washington Wine of 2010. We were blown away by the quality of their wines then. We had the pleasure of visiting Rasa Vineyards and tasting through their inaugural releases shortly after they moved into their new facility last fall.
Currently, they produce around 2,000 cases per year. As for their official titles at the winery, Pinto is the managing partner and Billo is the winemaker, but the brothers collaborate on every aspect of the business. Both Pinto and Billo have engineering and mathematical backgrounds and worked in the computer industry. Their beautiful winery is located south of downtown Walla Walla near the Washington/Oregon state line. Founded in 2007 by brothers Pinto and Billo Naravane, Rasa Vineyards has already become a superstar on the Washington wine scene.
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