Washington

Country: US / Pheasant Run Vineyard Estate Variety: Merlot Washington Winery: Basel Cellars / Walla Walla Valley (WA) It’s 100% Merlot, and it doesn’t need any help from any other grapes. Extremely dark and thick in the mouth, this liquorous bruiser of a Merlot is thoroughly delicious. It’s just packed with fruit, cassis and ripe […]

Country: US / Lewis Vineyard Variety: Merlot Washington Winery: Dunham / Columbia Valley (WA) This is 100% single vineyard Merlot; broad, beautifully integrated, with seamless black fruits, streaks of coffee and smoke, and black pepper spice. A powerful Merlot with muscle and verve, it finishes smooth and lightly tasting of chocolate.

Country: US / Late Harvest Variety: Riesling Washington Winery: Alexandria Nicole / Horse Heaven Hills Though the term late harvest would suggest a sweet, dessert wine, this is more on the off-dry side of Riesling, with juicy acids that cut the impression of sugar. Fragrant with scents and flavors of apricots, apple pie, honey and […]

Country: US / Crawford Variety: Viognier Washington Winery: Alexandria Nicole / Columbia Valley (WA) Very fresh and juicy, this mouth-pleasing Viognier mixes peaches and grapefruit, zippy acidity, with highlights of lemon zest. It’s beautifully balanced, detailed and refreshing.

Country: US / Klipsun Vineyard Variety: Merlot Washington Winery: Forgeron / Red Mountain Dark, dense and lush with rock, cracked pepper, Bing cherries, streaks of spice and mocha, this nicely aged and softened Merlot is full and open. The fruit is round and generous, the tannins polished, and the flavors wrapped in delicious baking spices.

Country: US / Lewis Vineyard Variety: Riesling Washington Winery: Dunham / Columbia Valley (WA) Dunham’s Riesling, from the same vineyard that supplies grapes for the winery’s best red wines, is a rich, luscious, off-dry wine, fresh and loaded with flavors of just-picked peaches.

Country: US / Star Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Washington Winery: Baer / Columbia Valley (WA) Made with 75% Merlot with the rest Cabernet Franc, this wine commands attention with aromas of dried and fresh herbs, black fruit, toast and flowers. The dark fruit flavors are rich, layered and tightly coiled, captivating attention with spot-on balance.

Country: US / Reserve Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Washington Winery: Gramercy / Columbia Valley (WA) The winery’s first reserve-level Cabernet, this is pure Cabernet from the Phinny Hill (60%) and Bacchus vineyards. It offers heady aromas of dried herbs, black currant, cherry, tobacco and graphite. The flavors are tightly wound, immediately accessible but fleshing out and […]

Country: US / La Paciencia Vineyard Variety: Tempranillo Washington Winery: No Girls / Walla Walla Valley (WA) This wine stops you in your tracks with its aromas of earth, peat, fire pit, tapenade and coffee. The flavors are outrageously rich, dense and textured, with a lightly tacky feel to the tannins and a hyperextended finish. […]

Country: US / Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Washington Winery: Quilceda Creek / Columbia Valley (WA) All Cabernet from Champoux, Klipsun, Palengat and Wallula vineyards, this wine offers aromas of blackberry, incense, blueberry, pencil lead and barrel spices. On the palate, it’s tightly wound with black fruit flavors and a firm backbone of tannins. The oak is […]

Country: US / Nina’s Reserve Variety: Chardonnay Washington Winery: Array / Washington Sur lie aging and battonage were extended for 22 months on this wine. It displays aromas of corn silk, almond milk and lees that are followed by an elegant creamy mouthfeel and abundant stone-fruit flavors. The finish lingers.

Country: US / Lawrence Vineyard Variety: Syrah Washington Winery: Ardor / Columbia Valley (WA) This wine starts out brooding, with aromas of vanilla, herbs and brown spices. The cherry flavors are full bodied yet show subtlety, with a captivating mouthfeel and meaty flavors on the finish that increase the interest.