The Syrah grapes are from Columbia Valley.
Aromas of dark red fruit, dried cranberry, as well as smoked and cured meats. On the palate, this wine is a complex fruit explosion with candied fruit, dark cherry with a silky soft finish. It pairs well with Asian 5-spice pork with stir fried vegetable, Indian tandoori chicken over rice.

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Chris James 2019 Dolcetto is another bold red that is produced by Chris in Yamhill-Carlton AVA. The Dolcetto grapes, an Italian classic wine is grown in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA in the Willamette Valley. This wine has intense red fruit flavors and aromatics with a acid backbone that allows this wine to stand up to bold Italian foods.

Aromas of plumeria, Maraschino cherry, ground espresso, and dark chocolate. Flavors of huckleberry, tangy hints of blueberry, plum, and some deeply steeped hibiscus tea.

This pairs well with portobello burger, Angel-hair pasta in bolognese sauce, baby back ribs, or anything done in a tomato based sauce.

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The Lagrein grapes are grown on Chris James’s vineyard in Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Lagrein is a northern Italian varietal originating from the Alto Adige region. Now that it has been in bottle for ~3 years the wine has integrated and is really quite exciting.

This wine is really unique: super dark color with loads of tannin and acid. It has aromas and flavors of black berries and dark cherries.

This pairs well with variety of Italian food.

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