Lawrelin Wine Cellars
Wines of Distinction
Aged for Balance and Finesse
Winemaker Founder
Kendall Mix
Lawrelin Wine Cellars started as a desire to explore some different vineyards in the Columbia Valley wine region that I didn’t have access to with my day job as a winemaker for larger wineries.
Initially, when I started in 2001, I focused exclusively on two red wine types: Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from the Red Mountain AVA, and the Wahluke Slope AVA with the earliest vintages. Over the next few vintages, additional red wine varieties were added to the blends, Malbec in the Cabernet Sauvignon, and Grenache in the Syrah.
Subsequent vintages, many of which are yet to release (some will call them Library Wines), also include fruit sourced from the Horse Heaven Hills, Yakima Valley, and the Royal Slope AVAs, as well as from vineyards of Boushey, Elephant Mountain, Frenchmen Hill, and Quintessence to name a few.
Production has been kept very small, typically only about 250 – 350 cases per vintage. That allows the wines to be extremely focused, aged for quality, with attention given to every detail of the process. I am involved in every aspect of the making of EVERY wine.
I believe that blending allows me to make the very best wines, so most of our bottlings incorporate some aspect of blending, sometimes less than five percent (5%). At the same time, I am trying to feature some of what I feel are the best vineyards in the state.
