Hey, two letters can really make a
difference. The double E version is a light bodied, peppery, offbeat red. Whereas with a Cabernet you’d cue up
something smooth like a Sinatra album, with this one, you’d get down to a Cash album… or, I would. Just sayin.
Lemberger is already a cult classic (spawning a small but devoted and
usually obsessive fanbase – why yes, Wikipedia, it has)—at least it is here in the
tasting room, where, as our most inquired about and smallest lot production wine,
it has become wine club only with a waiting list. (Huzzah!)
This area is known for its world-class Lemberger, a well-kept Washingtonian
secret (that reminds me of a certain Valley...). Its rich, spicy flavors (Kiona and Thusrston
Wolfe’s included) were what prompted us to plant the 1.9 acres of Copeland
Vineyard Lemberger back 2002. A fruitful experiment it was.
I can’t say that I completely disagree with the article (“Washington’s
Unsung Wine Needs a Name Change”) or the Bible (re: wincing marketing
executives), but a fiery wine with ‘ember’ in its name is just toooo good.
About the Two Mountain Lemberger:
“A darned tasty 2011 Lem from Two
Mountain Winery I drank with dinner the other night got me fired up yet again
about the possibility that this varietal might one day enjoy some well-deserved
time in the spotlight. It stood up to the heat of a fiery chicken curry, no
prob, its bright fruit from Copeland Vineyard in the Rattlesnake Hills came
shining through."
You can read the rest of Seattle
Magazine’s article here.
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