STORY
A reoccurring theme woven throughout history’s most beloved narratives is the tale of the unlikely duo. The opposing personalities that unexpectedly complement each other to create something even greater than the sum of their parts. There is implicit beauty in opposites attracting and it inspired us to create a wine that embodied this anomaly. We are captivated by the human truth that we are ultimately more similar than we are different. We felt that a dog and a bird made the unlikeliest of friends and from there, Dixie and Bass was born.
BASS: This is an excellent bottle to keep in the pantry. But you might also think about a case in your wine cellar. DIXIE: Not everyone has a wine cellar, hon. BASS: A spare bedroom, then. DIXIE: Spare bedroom? BASS: Sure. No one ever uses our spare bedroom. The wallpaper is straight out of a 60’s horror film. DIXIE: I hand-picked that wallpaper myself! BASS: With your eyes closed? DIXIE: You are so in the doghouse.
WINEMAKING
Grapes were delicatley hand picked, destemmed and fermented on the skins
for ten days before being aged for 20 months in New American Oak.
TASTING NOTES
Grapes were delicatley hand picked, destemmed and fermented on the skins
for ten days before being aged for 20 months in New American Oak.
PAIRINGS
Enjoy with salmon, glazed duck, or a roasted chicken.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Appellation: Columbia Valley
Composition: 61% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 9% Petit Verdot
Aging: 20 months in 15% New American Oak
Fermentation: Stainless steel
Alcohol: 14.5%
Acidity: 6.6 g/l
pH: 3.95
Residual sugar: 0g
BASS: Red cherry, espresso, vanilla…this wine is sexy! DIXIE: A monkey wrench is sexy to you. BASS: C’mon, read it. Inviting? Complex? Round and soft? That’s like Sophia Loren in a bottle! DIXIE: Calm down, Cary Grant, before I stuff you in a pepper.
