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Beresan 2002 Stone River Red Wine (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Editors' Choice

Price $28

Sophisticated winemaking meets gorgeous fruit in this unusual blend: 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah, 20% Merlot and 20% Cab Franc. The Syrah’s fresh citrus flavors are perfect in the context of the sappy Merlot and harder Cabs, making a wonderful blend that is immediately accessible with sweet, round fruit; then lingers into a long, textured, lively finish. — P.G. (11/15/2004)

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Beresan 2003 Stone River Red (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Price $35

A sophisticated blend of 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah, 20% Merlot and 15% Cab Franc; the winery’s top wine and very close to the quality of the phenomenal 2002. The secret sauce here is the river rock on which the vines struggle to produce fruit. The results are evident; along with a few spots on Red Mountain, these rock-strewn Walla Walla vineyards have… — P.G. (4/1/2006)

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Beresan 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

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Price $29

Pure Cabernet Sauvignon from the Yellow Jacket, Waliser and Pepper Bridge vineyards, this supremely rich and expressive wine is riveting for its depth and detail, and it’s packed with red, blue and black fruits. Whiffs of smoke, graphite and stone add complexity, and the hint of bitter chocolate in the finish is the capper. — P.G. (12/1/2009)

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Beresan 2007 Viuda Negra Red (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

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Price $35

The new vintage of Viuda Negra (literally, “black widow”) is a third each Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. For a red wine it is a real fruitbowl of unusual flavors—peaches, cranberries, cherries soaked in rum. Round and full, quite delicious and yet focused into a finish with persistent, ageworthy tannins, this will be hard to keep in the cellar, but… — P.G. (5/1/2011)

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Beresan 2005 Stone River Red (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

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Price $35

Stunning fruit provides the foundation for this outstanding blend. It’s done in the tight, racy, sculpted style of winemaker Thomas Glase, a style that perfectly matches Tom Waliser’s immaculate fruit. Crisp acids and sleek tannins underscore fruit flavors of berry, cherry and plum, and a peppery streak sprinkled with ground coffee notes, creeps into the lively finish. — P.G. (8/1/2008)

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Beresan 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Price $25

This is 93% Cab from Waliser and Yellow Jacket (estate) vineyards; and 7% Pepper Bridge Malbec. Fragrant with scents of berries, red currant and spicy plum, it’s a substantial and thickly tannic wine. Initially the Cab sports strong barrel flavors of chocolate and smoke, but just a little breathing time and they unwrap into appealing layers of spice, coffee and… — P.G. (4/1/2006)

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Beresan 2006 Sémillon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

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Price $18

This is a really luscious wine—100% varietal—with unusual richness. The flavors are dense and detailed, a mix of sweet grain, clover and beeswax along with lychee, pear, white peach and pink grapefruit. Smooth and full-bodied, it keeps on going through a lingering, lightly honeyed finish. The label is a colorful drawing of a blonde angel surrounded by stars. — P.G. (3/1/2008)

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Beresan 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Editors' Choice

Price $35

This is the vinous equivalent of a high-wire acrobatic performance. Bright, impeccably clean red currant and raspberry fruit is sculpted into a tight and balanced wine underscored with black olive. Everything is ripe and polished and, most importantly, proportionate, including the alcohol, a moderate 13.8%. — P.G. (8/1/2008)

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Most Reviewed Varietals

Bordeaux-style Red Blend Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenère Malbec Merlot Red Blend Sémillon Syrah

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