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2016 Aura

2016 Aura

A limited production, small-batch vintage, Aura 2016 comes to you with its growing year reflected in its color, structure, and elegance. 

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How Your Purchase Matters

A purchase of 1-3 bottles = $5/bottle donated
4-6 bottles = $6/bottle donated
7-12+ bottles = $7/bottle donated

Reviews

Sean Sullivan, Northwest Wine Report, 2023

"This is a blend of three-quarters Cabernet Sauvignon and one-quarter Tempranillo. Aged 20 months in French oak (50% new), the aromas offer notes of berry, flower, cherry, anise, pencil eraser, cough medicine, and fresh herb. Pleasing, plump-feeling flavors follow, backed by lightly grainy tannins. There are a lot of good things happening. Give it a long decant and pair it with something bold. Grilled steak would do nicely. 13.5% alcohol. 959 cases produced. Natural cork."

Wine Specifics

  • Alcohol 13.5%
  • Columbia Valley AVA
  • Single vineyard: Rock Flour Hill; family owned/run, sustainably farmed
  • Nose: tart cherry, iron, mineral
  • Palate: medium body, Bing cherry, cedar, roasted beets; satiny texture
  • Finish: elegant with cherry truffle and velvety tannins
  • Drink now and over the next five to ten (5-10) years

Wine Making

Grapes crushed and destemmed into small bins; hand-punched down three times a day during fermentation; must pressed into 30-50% new French and American Oak after primary fermentation; remains in barrel 20-24 months where it undergoes malolactic fermentation and aging before bottling.

Flat-Rate Shipping

  • 1-3 Bottles: $20/$55 AK & HI
  • 4-6 Bottles: $25/$75 AK & HI
  • 7-12 Bottles: $30/$110 AK & HI

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