Aromas of chocolate covered blueberries, cherry cordial and raspberry jam emerge from the glass. The wine is succulent with a medium-bodied palate, vibrant acidity, soft finish and offering flavors of tart red cherries, dried herbs, anise and caramel.
Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, currant and dried herbs fill the glass and lead into flavors of plum, tobacco and mocha. The wine is rich and full-bodied with firm tannins and balancing acidity for structure and a lingering finish carrying notes of dark chocolate and cedar far beyond the sip.
Inky in the glass, the wine coats the bowl similarly to the palate and opens with aromas of plum, blackberry jam, chocolate-covered blueberries, vanilla and anise. Full-bodied and packed with lush dark fruit, violets and sweet spices, it has chewy tannins and balancing acidity, finishing very long. Dense, bold and delicious.
Ruby in the glass, the nose offers aromas of cherry cordial, blackberry, milk chocolate, vanilla and baking spices. The palate is smooth and inviting with flavors of juicy red and black fruit, cassis and cedar, with fine grain tannins and a long, lingering finish that brings along notes of mocha and red cherry.
Featuring a nose of plum, red cherry, earth and savory spices, the palate expands to reveal more juicy red and black fruits, leather and tobacco leaf. This hearty wine is full-bodied with a rustic tannin structure to match.
A blend of Syrah, Grenache and Tempranillo. Père Ami, translated to "Father Friend," is sourced from the Umpqua Valley where Fred Bernau was a small town lawyer, as well as a big believer in the future of Oregon wine. He helped reestablish Oregon's wine industry in the early 1960s when he assisted Richard Sommer of HillCrest Vineyard in securing one of the first winery licenses post-prohibition. We dedicate this wine to Founder Jim Bernau's father, Fred Bernau. The label features a drawing of his father, hand-drawn by granddaughter Emi Bernau.
