2022 THE DISSIDENT
NEW SPRING RELEASE
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Tasting Notes
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 3% Cabernet
Franc, 1% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot
Opens with complex and inviting aromas of dark
fruits, violets, crème de cassis, leather, black cherry,
dried herbs and baking spice. On the palate, full-bodied and richly textured with dark cherry, ripe
plum, and red currant flavors. Fresh acidity and
elegant, polished tannins integrate seamlessly from
the mid-palate through the incredibly lengthy finish.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Appellation
Columbia Valley
Aging
79% new French oak, 21% used French oak. 18 months in barrel.
Alcohol %
14.9
Wine Enthusiast
94
Winemaker Notes
Some of Washington State’s finest vineyards have
provided fruit for the 2022 Dissident. Cabernet
sauvignon and merlot from Quintessence and Phinny
Hill vineyards form the foundation of this blend. The
Dissident is a wine that we create to complement
the Dead Horse and Long Haul. People often think
that the Dissident is made up of wines that don’t
make the cut in the final blends of Dead Horse and
Long Haul. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
The same vineyards, barrels and attention to detail
go into the Dissident as go into every wine in the
Mark Ryan program. While Dead Horse and Long
Haul are crafted to be supremely age-worthy, the
Dissident offers a more approachable wine younger
in its development. The wine was fermented in 1.5, 2
and 5 ton open top fermenters for 7-10 days. The
wine was lightly pressed to barrel where it finished
primary & secondary fermentation and was aged for
18 months in 79% new French oak. The wine was
racked three times and gently fined prior to bottling.