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RiverAerie 2008 Chardonnay (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $14

This outstanding wine is crisp and delicious, absolutely loaded with stone fruits, fresh-cut pineapple, and juicy citrus. — P.G. (5/1/2010)

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RiverAerie 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $20

This elegant Cabernet nicely threads the needle between fruit and herb, slaloming down the palate with a lingonberry here, a sprig of thyme there, underpinned with earth and chocolate. It’s a wine that may be sipped and savored, offering subtle pleasures along the way. — P.G. (6/1/2013)

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RiverAerie 2008 Syrah (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $22

This is a crisp, aromatic Syrah, with notes of earth, iodine, anise, pepper, clove and cassis threaded throughout. The balance of all the elements, including acid and tannin, is spot on, and the length through the finish suggests it can age for five or six more years. — P.G. (6/1/2013)

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RiverAerie 2006 Viognier (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $15

all the RiverAerie whites, this has been made to maximize the freshness and cleansing acidity. It’s crispy crunchy, limned with lime and finishes with wet stone. — P.G. (11/1/2007)

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RiverAerie 2005 Sangiovese (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $15

From a 10-year-old Wahluke Slope vineyard comes this impressive Sangio. The blend includes 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasted along with a Sangiovese selling for almost four times the price, it stood up quite well. The wine is a beautiful plummy color, fragrant and fruity, lovely in the mouth, tasting of fresh plums and strawberries. There is good concentration and a… — P.G. (11/1/2007)

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RiverAerie 2005 Malbec (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $18

Unusually spicy, purple-toned and lightly herbal, this pure Malbec is not a big, dark, supertannic wine, but rather a fruit-forward picnic red with a bit of herbal muscle. In the back of the finish you taste some bacon fat and smoked meat. It’s well done and interesting, but not quite up to Argentine quality. — P.G. (11/1/2007)

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RiverAerie 2006 Syrah (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $20

A pretty purple/garnet shade, this sweet-scented Syrah (with small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah and Mourvèdre in the blend) looks, smells and tastes like blueberries, boysenberries and blue plum; lovely fruits all. Consistent with other RiverAerie reds, it is forward, sweetly fruity, clean and ready for near-term drinking. Light streaks of pepper and… — P.G. (12/31/2008)

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RiverAerie 2007 Rosé (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $10

Primarily composed of Syrah, this Rosé is delightfully tart and spicy, wrapping tangy strawberry fruit in light flavors of malted milk chocolate. Plenty of acid keeps it lively and fresh. — P.G. (12/31/2008)

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