Avennia
An integral part of the Washington wine industry for more than a decade, Chris Petersen spent seven years helping make some of the state’s most heralded and award-winning wines at DeLille Cellars.
He creates wines with a passionate commitment to signature vineyards and natural processes in the cellar - resulting in timeless, world class wines that are solely and undeniably Washington.
We will taste a fantastic Sauvignon Blanc, a superb GSM blend, a rich Syrah, and an exciting Cabernet.
@ Humble Vine
February 7th
2-8 PM
Wine Tasting: $20
Avennia, “Oliane” Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley $30
The brand new classic. We love Avennia’s Sauvignon Blanc. Oliane is 100% Sauvignon Blanc, barrel fermented using native yeast and bottled unfined. Pale straw in color with flecks of green. The nose is very complex and evocative, combining white stone fruit, grapefruit, a touch of summer peach, along with a little brioche, sun-dried hay, and a marine minerality. The palate is quite rich, yet cut through with an incisive minerality. Bright citrus and stone fruit lead, with a lot of complex hints of rubbed fennel, hibiscus, golden straw, and crushed flint.
Avennia, “Justine” GSM, Yakima Valley $45
GSM! Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre. Dark, seductive, complex, with a chasm of depth: The Justine is a great reflection of Avennia’s mission of expression, and Washington’s generous terroir. Showing a medium-dark garnet color, this wine starts with a beautiful nose of dark raspberry, pomegranate, and orange zest, and desert herbs. The palate is seamless and complex, with dark red fruits, violets, licorice pastille, and wet clay.
Avennia, “Arnaut” Syrah, Yakima Valley $60
Showing beautiful and complex savory aromas of dark plum, fresh-picked blackberry, oil-cured Kalamata olives, dried mesquite, menthol, salted licorice, and rubbed thyme. It is quite burly on the palate, with inky essences of black plum, smoked meats, black olive, wild herbs, and an intense stony minerality. Shows a fine structure with great tension on the palate. It’s worth waiting a few years for this wine to settle into 15 years or so of great drinking.
Avennia, “Sestina” Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley $75
The nose on this wine is classic Sestina, with black currant cordial, Damson plum, dark chocolate torte, licorice pastille, bay leaf, and hints of wet river stones. Deep and impactful on the palate, where the dark blue and black fruits are carried by notes of sweet herbs, dark chocolate, bee pollen, and graphite notes. While this is showing great now, Sestina is designed to age very well.
