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Wineglass Cellars 1998 Elerding Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Yakima Valley)

Price $40

Here winemaker David Lowe expresses the purity of this single vineyard fruit with admirable focus. Dark plum, scented with strawberry preserves, cassis and raspberries, the flavors are clean and true. Pure fruit, dark tannins, fine focus; interesting iron and mineral streaks add depth to the finish. — P.G. (6/1/2001)

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Wineglass Cellars 1998 Merlot (Yakima Valley)

Editors' Choice

Price $20

This 3,500-case boutique specializes in Merlot. The Yakima Valley bottling has a fine dark cast to it, and the fruit tends toward black cherry with extra dimensions of coffee, tobacco and smoke. There’s a slight hint of earth here, too. The wine has dimension, depth and power, all in a precisely wound, tightly coiled style that says, “Age me!” Don’t let the cheesy… — P.G. (6/1/2001)

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Wineglass Cellars 1999 Elerding Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Yakima Valley)

Price $45

This is an elegant, textured, subtle wine that will reward cellaring. Very fragrant and stylish, it shows smoky, dusty black cherry and cassis scents, ripe but not raisiny fruit, tightly wound and revealing hints of earth and mineral. Some sweet cocoa adds interest to the finish. Cellar-candidate 6-10 years. — P.G. (6/1/2002)

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Wineglass Cellars 1998 Rich Harvest Red Wine (Yakima Valley)

Price $50

This is the winery’s first Bordeaux blend— it’s 40/40 Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot. The rest is Cabernet Franc. There is amazing depth and concentration to this wine, not from new oak barrels, which have intentionally been minimized, but simply from ripe, dark fruit. Smoke, ash, leather and toast add layer after layer of depth: The wine, young and tight as it is… — P.G. (6/1/2001)

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Wineglass Cellars 1998 DuBrul Vineyard Merlot (Yakima Valley)

Price $30

This single-vineyard selection shows bright fruit, with raspberry, cherry and vanilla in equal measure, and it opens up broadly on the palate, with lush, ripe flavors. It’s significantly different in style from the Yakima Valley bottling (which also includes some DuBrul fruit), and it shows a careful hand at the tiller. This is a winery to watch. — P.G. (6/1/2001)

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Wineglass Cellars 2002 Boushey Vineyard Syrah (Yakima Valley)

Price $23

Great mouth presence, built upon stylish, racy fruit. It’s tangy and spicy and handles the 100% new French oak with ease. Sappy and loaded with bright, tart red fruit flavors, this is a really pleasurable wine. Unfortunately, just 25 cases were made. — P.G. (6/1/2006)

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Wineglass Cellars 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon (Yakima Valley)

Price $25

Deeply colored, almost black, with plummy edges, this wine sends out layers of scents: black fruits, coffee, smoke, pencil shavings and ash. I like the confident way it sets up in the mouth, firm but not closed, tannic but not chalky, dark but not bitter. Everything is in balance, and the flavors mingle seamlessly. A wonderful example of the Bordeaux-like qualities… — P.G. (6/1/2001)

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Wineglass Cellars 1999 Merlot (Yakima Valley)

Price $22

The lush, satiny nose mixes ripe fruit and pleasing herbal, dusty scents. There’s even a little bit of jalapeño (from young tannins) in the finish, along with some red licorice. On balance, a distinctive style, with all kinds of interesting, subtle notes, yet still classic, varietal Washington-style Merlot. — P.G. (2/1/2002)

Most Reviewed Designations

Batch OO Boushey Vineyard Capizimo Red DuBrul Vineyard Elerding Vineyard In the Buff Les Vignes De Marcoux Reserve Rich harvest Rich Harvest Red Rich Harvest Red Wine

Most Reviewed Varietals

Bordeaux-style Red Blend Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Merlot Red Blend Sangiovese Syrah Zinfandel

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