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Featuring Finn Hill Winery of Washington, USA

07/01/2019

Finn Hill is a Washington based winery producing wines such as Pinot Gris, Riesling, Merlot, Malbec, syrah etc

Finn Hill Winery was founded by Rob Entrekin on fin hill in September 2008. Chasing the answer to the question "How is it that two wines made from exactly the same grapes can taste completely different?" transformed biomedical engineer Rob from a wine drinker into a winemaker. In the quest for the answer to this question, Rob Entrekin enrolled in the Washington State University oenology certificate program in 2007. He was inspired by his fellow classmates, many of whom were already professional winemakers. Finn Hill Winery was then licensed and bonded in Rob's two-car garage on Finn Hill in September 2008. His annual production started at 150 cases, but after a few years, space constraints dictated a move to the warehouse district where annual production today is less than 1,000 cases and still at the "micro-winery" level. This small-scale production allows Rob to pay tremendous attention to every detail of the winemaking process, and to use the best grapes and the finest French oak barrels available. This results in the production of wines with elegance and power, which reflect the vineyard's distinct terroir or "sense of place".

They named the winery after the Finn Hill neighbourhood north of Kirkland, WA where they live, and where they started the garage winery. The labels on their white and rosé wines depict the beautiful flowering trees and other blooms that are plentiful during Spring and Summer in their neighbourhood.

Wines

	2017 "LE FANTOME" ROSE' OF PINOT GRIS This wine is styled after a Trentino Rosé, this bone-dry Pinot Gris Rosé leads with a smooth, viscous mouthfeel counterbalanced with snappy acidity that ripples with undercurrents of dried strawberry, watermelon rind and cranberry, finishing with zesty notes of lemon citrus and spice.
	2016 "the gnome" Riesling This wine is medium-dry Riesling offers rich, honeyed aromas of nectarine, apricot, citrus and gingerbread to entrance the nose. The palate of this wine is exotically styled with intense, complex flavours of apricot, ginger, apple and lemon-lime accented with jasmine, orange peel and dried herbs. You can pair with spicy Thai or Indian food, or the patio with fresh peaches, mango, strawberries or raspberries.
	2012 bien fait Merlot This wine comes from single vineyard merlot from Gamache vineyard has an enjoyable nose with hints of dark plum, blueberry and caramel with sweet herbs, cocoa powder and earthiness. Inside the wine, there’s a delivery of dark cherry, black currant and more plum, which leads to blueberry skin tannin and pomegranate juice on the midpalate.
	2014 "le beau" cabernet sauvignon The superb 2014 vintage wine allows the creation of dense aromas of black cherry, boysenberry and chocolate with liquorice in the background. The wine pour brings bold, complex and plush flavours of chukar cherry and dusty plum. Its structure of medium tannins makes for terrific mid-palate weight as finishing touches of fig and sarsaparilla give it great length.
	2014 "l'abime" syrah - new release! The Corfu crossing vineyard is near the top of the Frenchman hills north of the royal city, and these syrah vines rank among the “highest” in Washington. Your nose is greeted with aromas of red fruit jam, potpourri, cigar box, and saddle leather, with hints of eucalyptus and grilled meat of the wine. On the palate, this 100% Syrah delivers freshness and medium body, featuring flavours of red plum, baking spice, and pain grille.
	2013 "le beau" cabernet sauvignon The superb 2013 vintage le beau cabernet allows the creation of dense aromas of black cherry, boysenberry and chocolate with liquorice in the background. The pour brings bold, complex and plush flavours of chukar cherry and dusty plum. Its structure of medium tannins makes for terrific mid-palate weight as finishing touches of fig and sarsaparilla give it great length.
	2013 MERVEILLE MERLOT This 2013 Merlot wine is dried herb, purple flower, vanilla, baking spice, black liquorice and barrel spice aromas lead to ripe dark fruit flavours in this wine. The generous barrel accents run throughout while tannins bring a touch of dryness.
	2013 "Tenebrae" Petit Verdot This 100% Tenebrae petit Verdot is inky dark in colour, with aromas of black cherry, blackberry and blueberry with touches of violet and lilac, and wet cobblestone. Fire up the charcoal grill, because it will soon be summertime and Petit Verdot pairs well with barbequed and smoked meats, grilled steak, lamb kebobs, and all types of game and sausage.
	2015 "vivant" malbec - new release! This 100% 2015 vivant malbec is still young and frisky, with lively acidity and tannins. It will benefit greatly from an additional year of bottle ageing in your cellar Typical of rosebud malbec, the 2015 vintage exhibits an inky crimson-ruby colour and wafts perfumed aromas of crushed black and red berries on wet gravel, with hints of molasses and bay leaf.