2022 Métis Red Blend
A complex red blend of the finest varietals from the Walla Walla Valley, this bottling celebrates the Métis heritage of Founder Jim Bernau's fourth great-grandmother, Catherine "Kitty" Umfreville Pambrun, who worked with her husband, Pierre Chrysologue Pambrun, to lead Fort Nez Percés in Walla Walla, ushering in a time of peace to the trading post and the Columbia Basin.
On the Nose: A complex blend of varietals from the Walla Walla Valley, the wine opens with warm aromas of Himalayan blackberry, fig, nutmeg and cinnamon.
On the Palate: Deep fruit flavors of ripe pomegranate, blackcurrant and cigar box notes are complemented by fresh acidity for a lingering finish.
Food pairings: Enjoy with rich red meat dishes like pan-seared steak with mushrooms and venison with berry sauce, wood-fired pizza and dark chocolate desserts.
Blend: 42% Syrah, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec
Accolades:
94 points, Editors' Choice - Wine Enthusiast Magazine
"Métis is a Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot-driven blend that wins you over immediately with a blackcap raspberry jam aroma that will demand to slather the nearest piece of white bread. Additional aromas of grape hyacinth and nutmeg aren't too shabby, either. Métis feels light and graceful on the palate, with lemony acidity and fine-grained tannins backing its black cherry, white sage tea and saline flavors. If you ever eat elk burgers, pour this wine. - Michael Alberty"
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Jim Bernau, Founder/Winegrower
Métis is a special red blend dedicated to the offspring of the indigenous people of North America and early European trappers and traders. The Métis played a critical role in the peaceful interaction between European trading companies and settlers. They later became a powerful cultural and political force within Canada during the nineteenth century for the rights of First Americans.
Jim Bernau’s fourth great grandmother Katherine (Kitty) Pambrun operated the Nez Perce Hudson’s Bay trading post near Walla Walla with her husband Pierre, the Chief Factor from 1832-1841 ushering in a time of peace and commerce in the Columbia Basin. Katherine’s mother was Cree from Quebec. Jim’s third great grandmother, Mary McKenzie was also Métis, her mother being Iroquoian and father explorer and trapper Donald McKenzie after which the river in Eugene Oregon is named. Mary died in childbirth and her daughter Louisa Pambrun was raised by her grandmother Katherine at Fort Vancouver after Pierre died from internal injuries when his horse suddenly reared, startled by a white granite rock (glacial erratic) on his way to their garden. Narcissus Whitman cared for Pierre during Pierre’s final six days in the Whitman cabin. Katherine and Louisa moved with John McLaughlin to Oregon City. Louisa, Jim’s second great grandmother, later married Billy Carter and homesteaded Ribbon Ridge.
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