Alexandria Nicole
Alexandria Nicole 2009 Destiny Ridge Vineyards Roussanne (Horse Heaven Hills)
- $28
Scents of vanilla, peach, and coconut milk lead into well-defined fruit flavors that run from stone fruits to light tropical. There’s plenty of acidity, good grip to the palate, and the wine shows heft through the middle. The finish fades gracefully with pleasing minerality.
— P.G.
(8/1/2010)
Alexandria Nicole 2009 Gravity Destiny Ridge Vineyards Estate Grown Merlot (Horse Heaven Hills)
- $24
There are drying tannins and an earthy underpinning to this bottling of the Gravity Merlot. The cherry and cassis flavors have good grip, leading into a coffee-coated finish.
— P.G.
(9/1/2012)
Alexandria Nicole 2009 Mr. Big Destiny Ridge Vineyards Estate Grown Petite Sirah (Horse Heaven Hills)
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- $42
Almost all Petite Sirah, with just 4% Syrah in the blend, this is purple and black in both color and fruit flavor. It packs in ample barrel flavors of licorice and coffee due to the aging regimen of 75% new French oak and 25% neutral. The tannins are hard, chewy, but plenty ripe. This is a bruiser.
— P.G.
(9/1/2012)
Alexandria Nicole 2005 Quarry Butte Red Table Wine (Horse Heaven Hills)
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- $20
A blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 7% Malbec, 4% Syrah and 3% Cabernet Franc, this is markedly better than the 2003. Firm cherry, plum and fig fruits are underscored with a streak of gun metal and earth. It fades a bit in the back, but finishes clean.
— P.G.
(8/1/2008)
Alexandria Nicole 2009 Quarry Butte Destiny Ridge Vineyards Estate Grown Red (Horse Heaven Hills)
- $25
A blend of approximately 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot, Malbec, Syrah and Petit Verdot making up the remainder, this barbecue-ready wine is scented with dried herb and forest floor components. Brambly berry fruit and tart acids work to balance out the earthy tannins.
— P.G.
(9/1/2012)
Alexandria Nicole 2004 Destiny Ridge Vineyard Shepard's Mark White (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $18
Barrel fermented in neutral oak, this Roussanne/Viognier/Marsanne blend is full and pungent with apricot, peach and cooked pear flavors. The fruit is nicely set off against cinnamon spice; it’s a bit like drinking a baked apple tart, without the sugar. There is some kick to the finish.
— P.G.
(12/15/2005)
Alexandria Nicole 2010 Purple Reign Estate Grown Grenache Destiny Ridge Vineyards (Horse Heaven Hills)
- $38
An aromatic estate grown Grenache with notes of sasparilla, raspberry jam, and white pepper. It’s luscious and rich with succulent red fruit flavors and soft tannins, showing some heat on the finish.
— S.S.
(6/1/2013)
Alexandria Nicole 2004 Sauvignon Blanc (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $20
A light style, with nuances of cilantro, fresh greens, citrus, lime and pineapple. Clean and persistent, with good acid and light but true-to-varietal grassiness.
— P.G.
(12/15/2005)
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