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Quady North 2006 Flagship Syrah (Applegate Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- Online Exclusive
- $65
Quady North’s Flagship is what the owners consider the best lot of wine of the year, and this year they’ve chosen this superb Syrah. Whiffs of earth and bud, roasted meat and licorice fill the nose, with flavors following. The fruit is like brandy-soaked cherries, wrapped in all the roasted, earthy, organic layers. Tasted even better after being open for 24 hours.
— P.G.
(12/15/2009)
Cowhorn 2009 Viognier (Applegate Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $30
This small, family-owned, biodynamically farmed vineyard and winery is quickly becoming a southern Oregon cult producer. Certainly one of the finest Viogniers produced anywhere in the Northwest, this extraordinarily aromatic wine showers the palate with luscious and tangy lemon, pineapple, Satsuma orange and pear fruit flavors. Then the spices pile on, lending an…
— P.G.
(3/1/2011)
Cowhorn 2008 Reserve Syrah (Applegate Valley)
- $45
A selection of prime, biodynamically farmed blocks from the estate vineyard, this Cowhorn reserve is elegant, detailed, rich and thoroughly captivating. Black cherry fruit is set in loamy earth flavors, soft and broadly displayed across the palate. Ripe without being in any way over the top, it brings in details of black tea, citrus, sandalwood and mocha. A complex…
— P.G.
(8/1/2011)
Quady North 2006 Cabernet Franc (Applegate Valley)
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- $35
Cab Franc from Southern Oregon may not be on your radar, but this bottle suggests it should be. Violets and leather perfume the nose, introducing soft, round purple fruits highlighted with cinnamon and licorice. Maybe not technically perfect, but what a mouthful of delicious flavors.
— P.G.
(12/15/2009)
Cowhorn 2008 Syrah 74 (Applegate Valley)
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- $35
Cowhorn wines are certified biodynamic and entirely natural. This stunning Syrah is inky black, and smells like a bowl of blueberries and blackberries. Threaded through those delicious berry flavors are composty highlights of earth and leaf. Beautifully balanced and intriguing; this is as good as any Oregon Syrah I’ve ever tasted.
— P.G.
(12/15/2010)
Quady North 2007 Steelhead Run Vineyard Viognier (Applegate Valley)
- $19
Intense flavors jump from the glass, a head-turning swirl of papaya, mango, lime and grapefruit, etched with a little bitter rind, and showing plenty of phenolic bite. The alcohol is under 13%, and the acids really scream out for food.
— P.G.
(12/15/2009)
Quady North 2009 Ox Block Viognier (Applegate Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $25
Though this is just the first vintage from the estate vineyard’s Viognier grapes, it is immensely satisfying, with juicy, rich, dense flavors of limoncello and tropical fruits. Peach and papaya, mango and pineapple, all sharply defined by just enough tangy acid.
— P.G.
(10/1/2011)
Cowhorn 2008 Grenache 74 (Applegate Valley)
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- $27
For those who value a totally natural, biodynamic, unfiltered wine, this is it. The neck of the bottle is lined with purple sediment that is almost psychedelic it’s so intense. The wine is fermented with native yeasts, and it’s a scrapey, authentic beast of a Grenache, with 15% Syrah in the blend, and it takes no prisoners. Grapey, full-throttle, deep and…
— P.G.
(10/1/2010)
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