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Olsen Estates 2008 Golden Berry Select Riesling (Yakima Valley)

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Price $55

Fully botrytised, 46% residual sugar, from 30-year-old vines, this is an unctuous, TBA-style dessert wine. Honeyed and decadently rich, it soaks its peach and apricot fruit in a thick wash of honey and caramel, streaked with mocha and lightly scented with jasmine highlights. Should age for decades. — P.G. (12/31/2010)

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Olsen Estates 2007 Syrah (Yakima Valley)

Price $29

A strong effort from Olsen Estates, this 100% Syrah has fine varietal character, in a rough and tumble style. Cured meats, herbs, earth and hints of sea salt mingle with the wild berry fruit flavors. It’s balanced and fresh, with lingering and nuanced flavors threading through the gulpable finish. — P.G. (3/1/2010)

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Olsen Estates 2008 Chardonnay (Yakima Valley)

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Price $20

The Olsens are growers with decades of experience, and this is as lush and thoroughly delicious as Washington Chardonnay can ever be. A big, toasty mouthful of fruit salad—citrus, pineapple and peach in particular—runs into a smooth, luscious wash of buttery oak. Yum. — P.G. (11/1/2011)

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Olsen Estates 2009 Blanc des Coteaux White (Yakima Valley)

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Price $12

A white Rhône-style blend—62% Roussanne, 34% Viognier and 4% Marsanne—all estate grown, and done with Olsen’s customary polish and style. The fruit is deep and perfectly ripened, with powerful flavors of tree fruits and tropical highlights. A very fine effort, right through the lingering finish. — P.G. (11/1/2011)

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Olsen Estates 2007 Chardonnay (Yakima Valley)

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Price $25

A wonderful follow-up to the debut vintage, this generous Chardonnay brings green apples, stone fruits and suggestions of pineapple, with a judicious use of new oak that refrains from becoming more than a pleasing nuance. Excellent balance, with a firm, lingering finish that brings in butterscotch and ripe, sweet lemon. — P.G. (3/1/2010)

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Olsen Estates 2007 Petite Verdot (Yakima Valley)

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Price $37

There are few varietal Petit Verdots in Washington, and even fewer pure varietals such as this, which goes right to the front of the pack. The fruit is sweet, tangy, grapey and young, with plum and cassis filling out the midpalate. The acids are juicy and natural, and the tannins—often aggressive and herbal with this grape—are polished and smooth. — P.G. (3/1/2010)

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Olsen Estates 2008 Merlot (Yakima Valley)

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Price $25

The best of Olsen’s 2008 reds, this 100% Merlot is generous and forward, with rich cherry and raspberry fruit. Spicy in the nose and in the mouth, it is lightly herbal, adding texture and length, and has the concentration and depth to develop nicely over the next decade. — P.G. (12/31/2010)

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Olsen Estates 2008 Heritage Syrah (Yakima Valley)

Price $45

Smooth and supple, almost silky, this dense and delightful Syrah begins with a smoky, meaty run of sweet cherry and berry flavors, then quickly adds interesting nuances of herb and leaf and earth. The cherry fruit triumphs, along with cut tobacco and a whiff of clove, as it weaves through a long finish. — P.G. (4/1/2011)

Most Reviewed Designations

Blanc des Coteaux Edythe Mae Vineyard Golden Berry Select Heritage Red Rouge des Coteaux Vineyard Select

Most Reviewed Varietals

Chardonnay Grenache Malbec Merlot Petit Verdot Petite Verdot Rhône-style Red Blend Rhône-style White Blend Riesling Syrah

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