2025 Kobayashi, Washington State, WeatherEye Vineyard, Marsanne-Roussanne

From Travis Allen's tiny Walla Walla project, where Northern Rhône varieties meet Old World balance. This blend is 76% Marsanne and 24% Roussanne from WeatherEye Vineyard at the top of Red Mountain. Ungrafted, high-density vines grow in rocky, fractured basalt, and the desert-like climate gives surprising freshness. The fruit is destemmed and cold-soaked on skins for about a week, then fermented in cigar-shaped 320L French oak barrels (30% new). Aged 11 months before bottling.