Balboa Wines
Ageability
We believe that when you choose to enjoy Balboa wine is a matter of personal preference. However, customers often ask us how long they can cellar our wine. Generally, our wines are released when we believe them to be ready to consume; however all Balboa wines will benefit from additional time in your cellar. Every Balboa wine will age differently, as many factors, including the growing season, varietal characteristics, and winemaking decisions, will all determine how the wine ages. Additionally, one must determine the characteristics that they enjoy in wine and age their wines in accordance with their preferences. The most important thing to consider is how you like your wine to taste! If you have specific questions, feel free to call or email us.
2016 Grüner Veltliner
Exotic aromas of lime blossoms, citrus rind and crushed rock with spicy floral notes. Bright acidity with flavors of granny smith apple and stone fruits leading into guava and minerality.
Vineyard: Bloxom Slope Vineyard, Yakima Valley
2016 White Mith
Lively and full bodied with aromas of Asian pear, gardenia, honeysuckle, golden apple and jasmine. Notes of ripe peach and white pear lead into ripe stone fruits with balanced acidity and lingering minerality.
Vineyard: Summit View Vineyard and Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2016 Rosé
Expressive aromas of wild mountain strawberry, white peach, raspberry and jasmine. The palate opens with golden raspberry and watermelon leading into minerality and bright acidity.
Vineyard: Summit View Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2012 Estate Syrah
The 2012 Estate Syrah exhibits enticing aromas of dark fruits, tobacco, damp earth, and coffee. The palate opens with blackberry and cassis flavors that lead into orange peel, baking spice and rich game notes that exemplify the ‘rocks’ district of Walla Walla.
Vineyard: Estate Eidolon Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2012 Eidolon
Dark and opulent, with blackberry, plum, cassis and black cherry on the nose. It delivers powerful flavors of dark olive tapenade, kirsch and blackberry earthiness balanced upon minerality and earthiness characteristic of Eidolon Vineyard.
Vineyard: Eidolon Estate Vineyard
2013 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
This is a deep, direct and classically styled 100% Cabernet. It shows a deep ruby color and an intense nose of blackberry, dark cherry and black currant with scents of crushed roses, bayberry, tobacco, sandalwood and smoldering incense. The flavors, as well, are bold and well-structured, marked by notes of licorice, dark chocolate, French roast and “Rocks” cobblestones and earth. The back reveals sensations of macerated berries, roasted chestnuts, toffee, crème de cassis and graphite, all leading into a lingering ripe sweet-dry tannin finish. -Rand Sealey Review of Washington Wines
VineyardS: Estate Eidolon Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2013 BalBOA Constrictor
The 2013 Constrictor exhibits aromas of dark raspberry, blackberry and currant with damp earth notes. The palate opens with flavors of dark cherry, ripe raspberry and blackberry cobbler with undertones of espresso and cocoa braced upon long lingering tannins and bright acidity.
Vineyard: Eidolon Estate Vineyard
2013 Mith
Opens with aromas of dark fruits, including blackberry, black cherry and currant with baking spice and dried herbs. Continues with red and black fruits, showing blackberry, dark raspberry and chocolate covered cherries balanced upon vanilla and sweet tobacco. The palate transitions into a balanced finish with smooth tannins and lingering minerality.
94 Points, Wine & Spirits
Vineyards: Estate Eidolon Vineyard, Waliser Vineyard, and Summit View Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2014 Cabernet Franc
Deep ruby colored, it emits aromas of raspberry, cherry, plum, dried roses, cedar, tobacco, rosemary and incense. The flavors are medium bodied, yet thick and chewy, intermixed with red licorice, cocoa, black tea and minerals. The back picks up pressed berries, framboise and kirsch liqueurs and graphite, followed by a slightly herbal (cardamom, sage) moderate tannin and acid finish.
Vineyard: Summit View Vineyard
2014 Grenache – Syrah – Mourvèdre
This is the first time we’ve made a GSM, and we are really excited about it. Notes of leather, espresso, black pepper, blackberry, olive, and pie cherry. The palate displays flavors of ripe dark fruits, blueberry, orange peel, and savory game notes balanced upon Walla Walla earthiness.
Vineyard: Estate Eidolon Vineyard and Summit View Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, Canyon’s Vineyard, Columbia Valley
2014 Estate Malbec
Our Estate Malbec opens with dark raspberry, ripe strawberry and French roast coffee. The palate transitions to blackberry, ripe red fruits with black peppercorns with floral undertones. Rich, dark and intense with lingering tannins and balanced acidity.
Vineyard: Eidolon Estate Vineyard
2014 Merlot
Vineyard: Summit View Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2014 Mourvèdre
This wine emits a rich, spicy, smoky nose of wild blackberries, huckleberries, tobacco, spiced incense and cracked pepper. Flavors of deep, penetrating dark fruits are intermixed with licorice, bittersweet chocolate and Red Mountain scorched earth. The back picks up roasted berries and nuts, mocha, toffee and burnt charcoal, followed by a long spiced and herbed sweet-dry tannin finish.
Vineyard: Canyon’s Vineyard, Columbia Valley
2014 Pandemonium
Expressive notes of black pepper, blackberry, olive tapenade, dark cherry and forest floor aromas. The palate is rich and velvety with ripe currant, huckleberry and savory game notes. Polished fine grain tannins and bright acidity on the lengthy finish.
90 Points Wine Spectator, 89 Points Wine and Spirits
Vineyard: Estate Eidolon Vineyard
2014 Sangiovese
A dusty, earthy nose leads into notes of bright red fruits and red plum. Finishes with savory notes of dried herbs, violets, dried roses and tomato leaf.
Vineyard: Pepper Bridge Vineyard
2014 Red Wine
Expressive aromas of cherry, black raspberry, espresso and olive tapenade and forest floor. Continues with notes of ripe blackberry, Rainier cherry and cassis. The palate transitions to dark fruits with ripe tannins and bright acidity balanced upon savory notes that exemplify the ‘Rocks’ district.
Vineyard: Eidolon Estate Vineyard
PLEASE NOTE
You must be 21 years of age or older to purchase our wine and by law, an adult over age 21 must sign for wine shipments at the time of delivery. We are unable to ship to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Utah. Please feel free call or email us at info@balboawinery.com with any questions.
