August 13, 2024

Dear Friends,

Greetings from Soos Creek Wine Cellars! We are all doing well here, and hope you are well, too. This letter is to announce the release of our 2021 wines, another excellent Washington State vintage!

Ten or even five years ago, we expected to be retired from the wine business by now. But we are still healthy and enjoying running our winery. Additionally, Ste. Michelle's reduction in the volume of grapes they buy has made more of the best grapes available to us. That created an opportunity that has been too good to pass up.

To make the best lineup of wines for this vintage, we created four new labels. The first new wine is called "Enchantments", Merlot-dominant (75%) but with substantial yet unobtrusive tannins and earthier flavors than our Palisade Merlot. It will be an exceptionally long-lived Merlot. The second new wine is the Heart of the Hill vineyard-designated Cab, sourced from an iconic Red Mountain vineyard. The third new wine is a Bordeaux blend distinctive enough to have its own name, "Sazon". The fourth is an easy-drinking blend comprised of a little of everything but mostly Cab from the McNary Vineyard named "Eight Vineyards." It is distinctive because of being aged mostly in stainless steel.

Our winemaker was so impressed by a bottle of Syrah made by another winery from the Discovery Vineyard that we decided to bring back our Commander Comet Syrah sourced from the same vineyard. To spice up the flavors, we added back 25% of the stems during fermentation.

Sadly, this will be the last vintage of our Champoux Vineyard wine because we have lost access to the Block 4 Cabernet, which is now controlled entirely by another winery. This vintage is more elegant than usual because of a higher percentage (33%) of Merlot.

For details on our old favorites, Soleil and Palisade, please see the descriptions via the link to our shopping cart below.

If being home for the adult signature is a concern, we can also ship to a Walgreens store or UPS facility near you. Just let us know in the comments section of your order.

Please click on the below link to our shopping cart for ordering our wines.

We will ship as soon as the weather permits or you can always save on shipping by picking up at our winery.

We wish you an enjoyable summer and thank you for your continued business!

Cheers,

Dave & Cecile Larsen

24012 172nd Ave. S.E. Kent, WA 98042 ph. 253-631-8775