Balcom and Moe premium wines are made from selected lots from one of the premier vineyards in the Columbia Valley.

1992 Merlot

The 1992 merlot has a big berry aroma bursting forward when poured from the bottle. It contains 95 percent merlot and 5 percent cabernet sauvignon.

There is a meaty, satin smooth flavorful taste to this wine that carries the berry flavors of a classsic merlot. The wine is delicate and balanced with a mellow finish.

The 1992 growing season was long and hot which allowed for strong varietal characteristics and complexities. The wine was aged in French and American oak for 18 months.

This is a wine to serve with lamb or roast duck.

Vineyards: Balcom and Moe	Analysis at Bottling:
Harvest Date: Oct. 12, 1992	Acidity .66 g/100 ml pH 3.52 Alcohol 13.8%

1992 Cabernet Sauvignon

The 1992 cabernet offers immediate oak aromas and promises of a wine ready to consume. The oak is accompanied by varietal fruit characteristics.

The wine is smooth and has a rich full bodied feel with lots of chocolate flavors bursting from the bottle. The finish is long and lingering. It's made from 85 percent cabernet and 8 percent merlot grapes.

After a record long growing season this cabernet shows ripe intense fruity flavors and aromas. It was aged in French and American oak for 18 months.

This is a wine that would be perfect with a medium rare sirloin steak or prime rib.

Vineyards: Balcom and Moe	Analysis at Bottling:
Harvest Date: Oct. 20, 1992	Acidity .70 g/100 ml pH 3.56 Alcohol 13.4%

1994 Sauvignon Blanc

The 1994 sauvignon blanc offers delicate aromas of herbs and fruit in the glass followed by a mouth filling lingering taste.

There is a clean crisp finish to the wine with a touch of citrus in the aftertaste.

Following one of the warmest growing seasons on record the 1994 harvest produced fruit with excellent balance. This sauvignon blanc was 30 percent barrel fermented in French and American oak.

This wine would be a fine accompaniment for oysters.

Vineyards: Balcom and Moe	Analysis at Bottling:
Harvest Date: Sept. 21, 1994	Acidity .70 g/100 ml pH 3.32 Alcohol 12.5% Residual Sugar 0.39%

1993 Chardonnay

The 1993 chardonnay has the classic toasted oak aroma of a fine chardonnay that delivers a rich buttery taste.

This full bodied chardonnay has an excellent balance of fruit and oak that delivers a crisp clean finish.

The 1993 growing season was short and cool producing intense fruit flavors with strong acids. This chardonnay was barrel fermented in French oak for eight months.

This is a wine that would be superb with a salmon mousse or broiled seafood.

Vineyards: Balcom and Moe	Analysis at Bottling:
Harvest Date: Oct. 2, 1993	Acidity .62 g/100 ml pH 3.60 Alcohol 12.3% Residual Sugar 0.30%