The most evenly blended of our releases to date from the renowned Ciel du Cheval Vineyard, with Cabernet, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc contributing about equally to the blend, while including a higher percentage of Verdot. Shows soft red plum, pie cherry, rhubarb and pungent, sweet spices in the nose. The palate...
A blend of Cab Sauvignon and Franc, Merlot and Syrah from the makers of Firesteed wines. This clean, accessible Columbia Valley red wine includes mixed red and blue fruits, soft tannins and a medium to light palate weight. It's smooth and fruit-driven, with consistent follow-through flavors that are well integrated. The...
Chateau Ste. Michelle Meritage Artist Series 2003
The Artist Series Meritage is a wine built for aging by carefully blending the top lots of the vintage for power, elegance and structure. Deep and concentrated, the dense blackberry, fresh raspberry and sweet mint aromas carry over on the palate. A higher percentage of Malbec was incorporated in the 2001...
Columbia Crest Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon 2 Vine
Generous blackberry, black cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors unfold from the glass. This is a luscious, expressive wine with a soft, appealing finish.
Columbia Crest Semillon & Chardonnay
A pleasing sipper with pear, fig and melon aromas. The finish on this lively, medium-bodied wine is clean and refreshing with hints of fig, lemon and honeydew.
Covey Run Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
The Covey Run Cabernet-Merlot is actually a blend of three grape varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon (43%) is blended for structure (acid and tannin), Merlot (42%) is blended for roundness and richness, and Cabernet Franc (15%) is blended for fruitiness and spiciness. These same varietals are the classic blending components used by vignerons...
Duck Pond Merlot Columbia Valley 2004
Barrel aging both French and American oak barrels added notable structure. The wine is rich with dark fruits such as plum and blackberry integrating beautifully with the oak. Hints of leather and velvety texture with a bit of chocolate linger on the smooth finish. Excellent accompaniment for lamb or roast beef....
The dark color of this wine indicates the concentrated ripe black cherry fruit and sweet, toasted oak aromas that are on the nose initially. These are followed by herbal and floral aromas which lend additional complexity to the bouquet. In the mouth, you will find a rich, sweet, round entry bursting...
Hogue Cellars Cabernet Merlot 2006
While Hogue produces varietal Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon wines we have also been blending the two to make a distinct Cabernet-Merlot for several years. This allows us to make a wine that highlights the impact of Washington State terroir and balances the distinct varietal characteristics of both Cabernet and Merlot. The...
J Bookwalter Chardonnay & Viognier 2006
J Bookwalter's third vintage of this co-fermented blend has resulted in another outstanding aromatic and flavorful white wine. The Chardonnay from the 2006 vintage was extraordinary and deserved to take center stage more so than the Viognier. The 2006 Chardonnay-Viognier is very tropical and shows aromas of mango and banana with...
Magnificent Wine Company House Red
Dark opaque reddish purple in the glass, this has a nose dominated by what you would think of as hot fruit : really ripe fruit out on the vine on a hot summer day. It's got a big nose, lots of raspberry and blackberry with hints of toast and resin. This ia...
David O'Reilly, of Owen Roe fame, produces this ever changing Washington blend. About the 2006: 65% Merlot, 19% Cab Franc, 9% Malbec, 6% Sangiovese Harvest and Method: Fermented in small 1.5 ton tanks. Punch-downs daily. Gravity fed to barrel with single racking before bottling. Barrel aged for 9 months. An inky-dark...
A grenache, syrah, mourvedre (GSM) blend among the best made in America. These three traditional Rhone Valley grapes are synergistic when blended, and this wine has it's own cult following for both the excellent quality of the juice, but also because of the story. As told by David, a famous Irishman...
Powers Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot 2004
Layers of lush, black cherry, sweet plum, blackberries, wood spice, vanilla, and a touch of cocoa. The flavors are consistent with the aromas, having sweet cherry, Marionberry, and mocha balancing a nice spicy oak component. Round balanced mouth feel with a richness that lasts into the long finish of lush fruit...
Quilceda Creek's second wine, known simply as Red Wine", is crafted from fruit and barrels declassified from the winery's top bottlings (fully 35% of the production was declassified in 1999). One thousand cases of the medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 Red Wine were produced. It reveals lovely aromatics of black fruits, roasted spices and hints of asphalt....
The 2000 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley Red is made from fruit and barrels declassified from our top offerings. It is a rich, medium-bodied wine full of black cherries, marzipan, smoke and spices. Demonstrating nice balance, this wine represents an excellent value and should be enjoyed now or over the next 10...
VINEYARDS Grapes are grown on the Wahluke Slope, one of the warmest areas in the state. Vineyards receive only 6-8 inches of rainfall annually. Drip irrigation is used, allowing precise control of vine growth patterns. Soils are deep and sandy with low water-holding capacity. VINIFICATION After inoculating the grapes with Prise...
There is a core of rich, lush berry from the Syrah. The Zinfandel provides spice, tannin and structure. And the Pinot Noir brings flowers, earth and elegance. It all adds up to a luscious, juicy, easy-drinking mouthful of red wine that's both bright and vibrant yet round and soft. Every sip...
Tastes like really, really good red wine. Hard to separate all the flavors. Which varietal is lending which notes? Who knows? Who cares? Rounded, lush, layered and lovely, the ultimate food wine, pairing well with everything from pasta and pizza to grilled meat and roasted chicken. Lush, fruity and loaded with...
Waterbrook Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
A lucious wine that brings together two of Washington’s prized red varietals Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. This blend offers rich flavors with an affordable price tag. Nuances of leather and tobacco fill this deep red wine. Rich flavors of coffee and plums fill the palate complemented by currants and rounded tannins...
This satisfying, fruity wine will soon become your go to white. For those looking for an outstanding white at an amazing value, this white is for you. With perfumed honey aromas on the nose, this wine may be a bit of a conundrum. However, the evolution of stone fruit flavors, vanilla...
Popularity once again demands a repeat performance of this delicious red table blend, which has been produced by Waterbrook for almost one decade. Cinnamon, spice and cherries with nuances of oak are welcomed into a bright palate of delicious rich berries, pepper and chocolate, finishing with lively enthusiasm.
