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Smasne Cellars 2006 Smasne Vineyard Estate Dry Riesling (Yakima Valley)

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Price $22

This is a rather deep yellow straw color, and follows in the style of the winery’s distinctive 2005 bottling, with a rich blend of scents and flavors. Lemon polish, jasmine and honey-soaked apricots, tea and tangerines all conjoin in a dense, concentrated and lush wine. The finish carries on with honey, toasted almonds, flowers and an Alsatian oiliness. It’s one of… — P.G. (3/1/2008)

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Smasne Cellars 2008 Upland Vineyard Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon (Snipes Mountain)

Price $42

This drinks ripe, though the alcohol is under 14%. Deep and chewy flavors of black cherry and cassis, hinting at raisin and prune, anchor a substantial wine with muscle and verve. Spicy and chocolaty, this opens up nicely over the course of several hours. — P.G. (5/1/2012)

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Smasne Cellars 2005 Estate Syrah (Yakima Valley)

Price $35

Well made, this is a sappy, snappy take on Syrah, with vivid wild berry fruit and lively acids. It snaps into focus right away, then slowly softens as it weaves through the palate, with mixed berries, rhubarb, plum and hints of citrus. The finish lasts a full minute, adding notes of black pepper as it fades. This is beautifully rendered and not overblown in any way… — P.G. (12/31/2007)

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Smasne Cellars 2005 Dry Riesling (Yakima Valley)

Price $22

Scents of lemon polish, jasmine and honey-soaked apricots start this wine off with a surprise. It’s rich, dense, concentrated and lush, almost fat, but balanced and packed with nuances. The finish carries on with honey, toasted almonds, flowers and tea. For a dry Riesling it shows remarkable concentration and lush fruit flavors. — P.G. (12/1/2007)

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Smasne Cellars 2004 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Yakima Valley)

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Price $42

In keeping with their other estate wines, this pure, 100% varietal Cabernet from the Smasne Vineyard offers unblended and crisply defined varietal character. It’s got plenty of cassis and cranberry fruit, compact and dense, and it tastes quite young still. The tannins are ripe and well-managed, but this is a wine that needs decanting or time in the bottle to fill… — P.G. (12/31/2007)

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Smasne Cellars 2003 Bunk House Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $50

Despite the extra bottle age, it’s a very youthful, dense wine. The Malbec is battened down with spicy purple fruit flavors and compact tannins. The balance is acid-driven, and the presence of new oak is muted. Will the tannins soften before the fruit fades? It’s worth socking a bottle or two away to find out. — P.G. (12/31/2007)

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Smasne Cellars 2008 County Line Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $19

A standout in a flight of more expensive wines, this five-grape blend leans heavily on the Bordeaux varietals, with a bit of Syrah as well. Firm and complex, its black cherry, cassis and plum fruit flavors are nicely accented by baking spices and red licorice. The balance is perfect; the finish carries a suggestion of dried leaf. — P.G. (5/1/2012)

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Smasne Cellars 2010 Upland Vineyard Morio Muskat (Snipes Mountain)

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Price $16

Sweetly floral, this concentrated and penetrating wine, from some special old-vine plantings on Snipes Mountain, smells and tastes like fancy perfume in a wine bottle. Though not sweet, it could certainly be served as a dessert wine, given its exotic character. — P.G. (4/1/2012)

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Block #3 Lawrence Vineyard Bunk House Bunk House White County Line Red Dry Estate Lawrence Vineyard 'Block 3' Phinny Hill Vineyard Smasne Vineyard Estate Dry Upland Vineyard Upland Vineyard Old Vine

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Aligoté Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenère Gewürztraminer Grenache Malbec Morio Muskat Petit Verdot Red Blend Riesling Syrah Viognier

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