2018 TOP SOURCE COLUMBIA VALLEY RED Meredith Hyslop is a Walla Walla native who graduated from the Walla Walla Wine Institute in 2007 before heading to Dijon, France, to complete a Master's program in International Wine business. After her studies, Meredith moved to the Languedoc-Roussillon in Southern France, where she spent 12 years working in the wine industry and found many significant similarities to the climate of her home in Eastern Washington. Realizing that Syrah and Grenache thrive in Columbia Valley's volcanic soils and high diurnal range, Meredith founded Top Source to showcase Rhône-style blends from the AVA's idyllic conditions and terroir. Meredith hand-selected three organically farmed sites for her 2018 Red Wine, blended at bottled at her partner's winery, Cayuse Vineyards, one of Washington State's most iconic producers. The Blend combines 70% Syrah with 30% Grenache, aged in neutral oak, highlighting the region's fruit and world-class growing conditions. Additional Review: "The Rhône meets the Pacific Rim on the nose of this beautiful wine. Aromas of blackberries, violets and garrigue are joined by the slightest touch of pickled daikon. The wine's plush tannins provide an excellent backdrop for flavors like blueberries, blackcap raspberries, iodine, saline and freshly pulled espresso shots." 91 Points