Swick Wines Columbia Valley Marsanne

Age of Vines: 20 years

Soil: Sedimentary

Yield: 2 tons per acre

Vinification Method: Grapes are hand harvested and immediately pressed as whole bunches. The wine ferments in 228 and 500-liter 8-year-old barrels with indigenous yeast for about 1 month. The wine rests in the same barrels for 6 months of elevage, with one racking before bottling and no battonage. The wine is unfiltered and lightly sulfured before bottling.