Brian Carter Cellars
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Brian Carter Cellars 2009 Opulento Dessert Wine Touriga-Souzao-Tinto Cão Port (Yakima Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $20
Opulento is made entirely- with authentic Portuguese varieties, based on 60% Touriga Nacional. It’s truly Port-like in flavor, showing deep notes of black cherry and cassis fruit. Smooth and supple, this is thoroughly delicious and should not be missed.
— P.G.
(11/1/2012)
Brian Carter Cellars 2007 Corrida Red Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Online Exclusive
- $35
This inaugural release of Brian Carter’s “Spanish Style Blend” is 70% Stone Tree vineyard Tempranillo. Carter is a supremely skillful and thoughtful blender, and the result is a luscious, mouthwatering bottle of wine that opens with a perfect mix of berries and light chocolate; scents of spice and mint; and a palate-pleasing streak of bacon fat that lingers happily…
— P.G.
(8/1/2010)
Brian Carter Cellars 2006 Oriana White Blend (Yakima Valley)
- Online Exclusive
- $24
Brian Carter’s unique white blend of Roussanne, Viognier and Riesling hits a high water mark with this exceptional 2006. The bouquet is a very pretty, sensuous mix of citrus blossom, lemon wax and tea, leading into a fleshy, luxurious mid-palate bursting with fruits. Citrus, stone fruits and ripe tropical mix together, yet retain a perfect balance through a long…
— P.G.
(8/1/2008)
Brian Carter Cellars 2008 Stone Tree Vineyard 1 Cabernet Sauvignon (Wahluke Slope)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $48
This is an outlier in the Brian Carter lineup of Euro-style blends, a single vineyard, pure varietal Cabernet. As such, it drills down deeply into the character of Washington terroir as captured in a Cab-friendly site, the Stone Tree Vineyard in the heart of the Wahluke Slope AVA. Dark, deep, concentrated, smoky, with tendrils of earth and rock reaching all the way…
— P.G.
(9/1/2011)
Brian Carter Cellars 2007 Solesce Red (Yakima Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $60
Composed of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, with other Bordeaux varieties in the mix, this spent 30 months in barrel and 18 months in bottle prior to release. The dense, tannic Red Mountain fruit remains firm and compact, creating a wine that needs to be decanted. The layers of berry, cassis, leaf, bark, earth and spice are balanced and tight.
— P.G.
(11/1/2012)
Brian Carter Cellars 2009 Corrida Tempranillo-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon-Garnacha-Cabernet Franc Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Editors' Choice
- $35
Based on Tempranillo, this red blend is filled out with 15% Merlot, 7% Grenache, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. It’s the best Corrida yet, concentrated, compact and lightly smoky. Dense boysenberry fruit anchors the core, with a deep brambly flavor that’s reminiscent of old-vine Zinfandel. The dark, plush finish lingers sensuously.
— P.G.
(11/1/2012)
Brian Carter Cellars 2003 Byzance Red (Yakima Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $30
This is Brian Carter’s southern Rhône blend, two-thirds Syrah and one third Grenache. A lovely, dark, plummy purple, intensely fragrant with fresh berries, plums, whiffs of cocoa and sandalwood, a wine to sniff with contemplative pleasure. I love the details, and how the flavors follow the appealing nose with graceful harmony. Carter keeps the alcohol at 13.3%…
— P.G.
(5/1/2007)
Brian Carter Cellars 2004 L’Etalon Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $30
This Bordeaux blend is a powerful, dark, earthy wine, scented with Bordeaux-like forest floor, herb and fungus. It’s the sort of Cabernet that is not afraid of the grape’s true varietal character, and promises to age beautifully. Right now it would need some considerable airing to show its best, but the compact and intriguing finish, with its panorama of earth…
— P.G.
(3/1/2008)
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