2006 Fidelitas "Boushey Vineyard" Red Wine

Fidelitas is privileged to collaborate with grower, Dick Boushey, to make a blended red wine from Bousheys Yakima

Valley vineyard. Exceptional complexity of rich dark fruit, cedar notes and a lingering finish highlighting over 45 years of

combined experience.

A perfect combination of warm summer months, cool autumn temperatures and a mild winter, yield quality grapes rich in

flavor. The moderate winter temperatures allowed grapes the extra hang time needed to develop vibrant aromatic

qualities in the finished wine. Concentrated flavors due to smaller berry sizes and cluster weights continued to set 2006

apart as a stand-out quality vintage for yet another year.

Boushey Vineyard 100%

All the fruit for this blend was hand picked and sorted in the vineyard. Upon arrival at the winery, the fruit was destemmed

and crushed directly to a small fermentation tank where the wines were punched down three times daily. Average primary

fermentation was seven days in length. Upon completion of fermentation, the wines were gently pressed off and were put

into barrels immediately. Once fermentation was complete in barrel, the wine was put through malolactic fermentation

immediately. While aging in oak barrels, the wines were racked quarterly to naturally clarify the wine.

64% Cabernet Sauvignon

29% Merlot

7% Cabernet Franc

The wine was racked to 100% small oak barrels (French and American), with

75% new oak, and was barrel-age for 22 months with four rackings.

14.8% alcohol by volume

March 2009