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Moonbase Cellars is a small, family owned winery dedicated to creating quality wines from the Walla Walla Valley. Producing just over 1,000 cases, owners and winemakers Laine and Drew Pauk are proud to showcase Washington Wine at its best with fruit sourced from premier vineyard sites in the Walla Walla Valley, including multiple sites within the coveted Rocks AVA. The best way to support this vision, and to secure some delicious wine, is by joining the Wine Club.
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2022 Rose
Regular price $25.00| 4 Bottle Club | 6 Bottle Club | 12 Bottle Club |
| $22.50 | $21.25 | $20 |
We decided to pick this fruit on 9/8. The most important thing in making rose is the acid. We picked based solely on acid to make sure we preserved the crispness for this wine.
After pressing, the juice was moved into 4 stainless steel barrels. From there each barrel was treated differently using different yeast strains to add different dimensions to the wine.
Case of 2022 Rose
Regular price $300.00 Sale price $275.00
We decided to pick this fruit on 9/8. The most important thing in making rose is the acid. We picked based solely on acid to make sure we preserved the crispness for this wine.
After pressing, the juice was moved into 4 stainless steel barrels. From there each barrel was treated differently using different yeast strains to add different dimensions to the wine.
2022 Viognier
Regular price $30.00Traditionally, Syrah and Viognier grow well in similar areas. We love the Syrah we get from Les Collines and we decided to add the Viognier from the same vineyard. Les Collines is positioned perfectly to grow these two Rhone grapes.
The fruit was immediately pressed and went into 3 neutral barrels. These barrels were all treated differently with three different strains of yeast to add complexity to the final product.
91 points - International Wine Report
89 points - Wine Enthusiast
2021 "The LGM" G.S.M.
Regular price $48.00| 4 Bottle Club | 6 Bottle Club | 12 Bottle Club |
| $43.20 | $40.80 | $38.40 |
A pulsar is a neutron star whose beams of radiation appear as a flickering light from the earth’s surface. The first pulsar was discovered in 1967 via radio wave technology, and the scientists were puzzled at what this regular blinking message may be. Unsure of what to call it, they went with – LGM-1 – because maybe it was Little Green Men.
All of these wines were harvested at different times. Syrah is an early ripener whereas Grenache and Mourvedre tend to be later ripeners.
Syrah - 9/28
Mourvedre - 10/16
Grenache - 10/19
Want to learn more about Grape Varieties, check out our video from our Winemaking Video Series
The Mourvedre was saignee to concentrate colors, flavors, and aromas. There was a 48 hour cold soak to extract more anthocyanins from the skins before innoculation. All three wines were fermented and aged separately and blending happened 3 months before bottling to lets the flavors meld together.
Want to learn more about winemaking, check out our Winemaking Videos.
92 points - International Wine Report
93 points - Wine Enthusiast
95 points - Bellingham
2021 Mourvèdre
Regular price $50.00| 4 Bottle Club | 6 Bottle Club | 12 Bottle Club |
| $45.00 | $42.50 | $40.00 |
For this wine we decided on specific rows in one of Washington's Best Vineyards. Ciel du Cheval on Red Mountain is a terrific site, especially for late ripening grapes such as Mourvèdre. We love the sandy soil, aspect on the vineyard, and ultimatley the heat that this vineyard receives.
pH 3.84
TA 5.2 g/L
90 points - International Wine Report
2021 Max Q Syrah (Funk Vineyard)
Regular price $55.00| 4 Bottle Club | 6 Bottle Club | 12 Bottle Club |
| $49.50 | $46.75 | $44.00 |
Rich Funk, Owner and Winemaker from Saviah Cellars, allowed me to purchase a ton of his premium Syrah from his Funk Vineyard, which is located in The Rocks. Rich makes a wine from this vineyard and it is so sought after it has a 2 year waitlist. We would call this ultra premium fruit.
Funk Vineyard with GDC Trelising
9/10/2021
Brix 24.8 - pH 3.89 - TA 4.5 g/L
As a winemaker, when you have premium fruit, from one of the best vineyards, your job is to get out of the way.
We used 25% whole cluster for stem inclusion. We punched down the cap three times per day, while also mixing in pulse air as a midday cap management technique. The wine was pressed when tannin structure was perfect and put into neutral french barrels.
Want to learn more about winemaking, check out our Winemaking Videos which are a special perk for our Wine Club Members.93 points - International Wine Report
92 points - Wine Enthusiast
91 points - Bellingham
2020 Les Collines Syrah
Regular price $45.00We were able to work with Les Collines all year and secure four rows of great Syrah from Block 31. Four Rows is not a lot, which allowed us to grab some premium fruit.
Les Collines Vineyard with Milky Way
For this Syrah we harvested on 9/29/2020 to capture the fruit at the best sugar and acid levels. (Learn more about harvest decisions from our Winemaking Videos)
1st Pick
Brix 24.2 - pH 3.52 - TA 5.4 g/L
This was an extremely fun wine to make and put together. This small lot Syrah had around 80 lbs of Viognier mixed in for co-fermentation.
The Caps were punched three times per day and the wine was pressed when the tannic structure was in line with our style. These were aged in french oak barrels for 14 months.
Want to learn more about winemaking, check out our Winemaking Videos.90 points - International Wine Report
93 points - Wine Enthusiast
2020 Petit Verdot
Regular price $45.0091 points - International Wine Report
2020 Max Q Merlot
Regular price $48.00This Merlot is grown at Winesap Vineyards, which is located in The Rocks District AVA. Merlot down in the Rocks has tremendous potential. Just the right amount of heat to ripen properly, which a touch of earthiness and minerailty.
Winesap Vineyard with grass cover crop
We harvested our lot of fruit on 10/15. This is when the chemistry looked the best and also had physiological ripeness at its peak. With the extremely high pH of merlot from The Rocks I wanted to allow this fruit to get a little more ripe with more potential ending ABV (Learn more from our Winemaking Videos).
10/15/2020
Brix 25 - pH 3.95 - TA 4.5 g/L
After the fruit was harvested, it was de-stemmed (but not crushed). It went on to cold soak for 24 hours before inoculation of BM 45 yeast strain. The cap was punched down 3 times per day to break up skins and to gain maximum extraction.
Want to learn more about winemaking, check out our Winemaking Videos.
97 points - Bellingham Wine Show
90 points - Wine Enthusiast
Shop our MAX Q series - limited production wines from one of America's most sought after wine growing areas.
Drew talks about the current status of this vintage and how the cooler spring has shaped this vintage, so far.
6 Minutes
How many clusters in a bottle? How many bottles in a barrel? How many vines for a barrel? Drew covers it all!
10 Minutes + Moon Fact
Drew breaks down screwcaps and corks, along with the perception, costs, & O.T.R.
11 Minutes
