2024 Kobayashi, Washington State, WeatherEye Vineyard Viognier

Kobayashi is an ultra-small cult project in the Walla Walla area, founded by Travis Allen and producing under 1,000 cases a year. Travis pairs powerhouse Washington fruit with Old World balance and finesse. This is 100% Viognier from WeatherEye Vineyard at the top of Red Mountain in eastern Yakima Valley. Hot days and cold nights extend the growing season and keep the wines fresh. The vines are ungrafted, single-stake trained, and planted at high density on rocky, fractured basalt. Fully barrel-fermented with ambient yeasts, then matured 11 months in used French oak. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.