Mark Ryan Long Haul 2015
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2015
Size
750ML
ABV
14.5%
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Winemaker Notes
The 2015 Long Haul is composed primarily of Merlot from Yakima Valley’s Red Willow Vineyard. With an average vine age of 24 years, and planted on ancient soils that were above the Missoula floods, Red Willow Merlot offers a savory aromatic profile and a complex depth and intensity on the palate.
Blend: 84% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2015 Long Haul is a Merlot-dominated cuvée that includes 8% Cabernet Franc, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Petit Verdot, all aged 21 months in French oak. It offers a vibrant purple/ruby color as well as classic black cherry, graphite, wet stone, and violet aromas and flavors. It's just another elegant, yet rich, powerful wine from Mike that's beautifully balanced. Drink it over the coming decade.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Offering lots of violet, spiced plum, cassis and incense aromas and flavors, the 2015 Long Haul is medium-bodied, fresh and focused on the palate, with a slightly tight, linear profile on the finish. Give it a year or two after release.
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Wine Spectator
Dark and energetic, with dark plum, tobacco and savory spice flavors that take on weight and complexity toward refined tannins. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2023.
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Mark Ryan McNeilly founded Mark Ryan Winery in 1999 with the goal of making the best wines in Washington State. Largely self-taught, Mark honed the craft of winemaking through rigorous study and the welcomed advice of some of the area's most experienced producers.
Over a decade later, Mark Ryan Winery has grown in size, earned acclaim from wine-lovers and critics alike, and garnered respect from the state's elite producers. The goal, however, remains the same. Make delicious wines that represent the vineyard from which they come, making every vintage better than the last.
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