2022 Red Wine, La Contrada

TASTING NOTES
Dark, fragrant and spectacularly rich, bursts on the nose with sappy blueberries and blackberries, violets, dark chocolate and a touch of white pepper.  The wine has broad, beautifully proportioned mouthfeel with juicy layers of dark fruits; yet maintaining great purity and structure. Deftly straddles the line of providing near term pleasure with toasty vanillin overtones, with nicely integrated acid and structured tannins that will certainly reward patience. The finish is resonating, and the flavors linger. Finishes long and silky.Age 2 – 10+ years. 

REVIEWS
2021 Lachini Red Wine, LA CONTRADA, Red Mountain | WA                     90 WINE ENTHUSIAST
2020 Lachini Red Wine, LA CONTRADA, Red Mountain | WA                     92 OWEN BARGREEN
2019 Lachini Red Wine, LA CONTRADA, Red Mountain | WA                     92 OWEN BARGREEN
2014 Lachini Red Wine, LA CONTRADA, Red Mountain | WA                     92 WINE SPECTATOR
2012 Lachini Red Wine, LA CONTRADA, Red Mountain | WA                     94 WINE SPECTATOR

The 2022 growing season was marked by a warm summer. The quality is exceptional as displayed by impeccable balance and polish. This wine showcases the essence of the Red Mountain A.V.A. – one of Washington’s finest growing ‘districts’ (Contrada in Italian). La Contrada gets its namesake from the famed Palio di Siena; a horse race around the piazza of Siena, Italy dating back to the 12^th century. “Whereas the Palio is essential to the life of the Contrade. The Contrade in turn are essential to the life of Siena. The Palio, the Contrade, and Siena thus constitute a virtually interdependent trinity.” Judith Hook, Historian 1979. Similarly, the grapes cultivated in the soils and micro-climate of the Red Mountain ‘district’ are intertwined with their place.