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Brian Carter Cellars 2007 Corrida Red Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $35

This inaugural release of Brian Carter’s “Spanish Style Blend” is 70% Stone Tree vineyard Tempranillo. Carter is a supremely skillful and thoughtful blender, and the result is a luscious, mouthwatering bottle of wine that opens with a perfect mix of berries and light chocolate; scents of spice and mint; and a palate-pleasing streak of bacon fat that lingers happily… — P.G. (8/1/2010)

Brian Carter Cellars 2008 Stone Tree Vineyard 1 Cabernet Sauvignon (Wahluke Slope)

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Price $48

This is an outlier in the Brian Carter lineup of Euro-style blends, a single vineyard, pure varietal Cabernet. As such, it drills down deeply into the character of Washington terroir as captured in a Cab-friendly site, the Stone Tree Vineyard in the heart of the Wahluke Slope AVA. Dark, deep, concentrated, smoky, with tendrils of earth and rock reaching all the way… — P.G. (9/1/2011)

Brian Carter Cellars 2006 Oriana White Blend (Yakima Valley)

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Price $24

Brian Carter’s unique white blend of Roussanne, Viognier and Riesling hits a high water mark with this exceptional 2006. The bouquet is a very pretty, sensuous mix of citrus blossom, lemon wax and tea, leading into a fleshy, luxurious mid-palate bursting with fruits. Citrus, stone fruits and ripe tropical mix together, yet retain a perfect balance through a long… — P.G. (8/1/2008)

Brian Carter Cellars 2007 Le Coursier Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $30

Compact and chewy, with clearly delineated Bordeaux style and character. Cassis and black cherry fruit; stiff, earthy tannins, good length and fine aging potential. The acids and tannins are in good proportion, and the fruit is not overtaken with new oak, but there is enough (40%) to frame it with some sweet spices. — P.G. (9/1/2011)

Brian Carter Cellars 2006 Solesce Red (Yakima Valley)

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Price $50

The extra time has helped to unwrap what must have been an exceedingly compact wine, but it still needs to be decanted and/or cellared further. The black fruits are subservient to the dense, tarry tannins. Everything is ripe, but ripe as fine Bordeaux is ripe, with earth and bark and herb still prominent. — P.G. (9/1/2011)

Brian Carter Cellars 2004 L’Etalon Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $30

This Bordeaux blend is a powerful, dark, earthy wine, scented with Bordeaux-like forest floor, herb and fungus. It’s the sort of Cabernet that is not afraid of the grape’s true varietal character, and promises to age beautifully. Right now it would need some considerable airing to show its best, but the compact and intriguing finish, with its panorama of earth… — P.G. (3/1/2008)

Brian Carter Cellars 2007 Oriana White (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $24

Oriana blends Roussanne, Viognier and Riesling to good effect. This nicely evolved 2007 has a bouquet of lemon oil, citrus and hints of white blossom. The citrus flavors continue, buttressed by a strong mineral streak. It’s drinking beautifully right now. — P.G. (8/1/2010)

Brian Carter Cellars 2003 Byzance Red (Yakima Valley)

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Price $30

This is Brian Carter’s southern Rhône blend, two-thirds Syrah and one third Grenache. A lovely, dark, plummy purple, intensely fragrant with fresh berries, plums, whiffs of cocoa and sandalwood, a wine to sniff with contemplative pleasure. I love the details, and how the flavors follow the appealing nose with graceful harmony. Carter keeps the alcohol at 13.3%… — P.G. (5/1/2007)

Most Reviewed Varietals [All]

Bordeaux-style Red Blend Cabernet Sauvignon Red Blend Rhône-style Red Blend Sangiovese White Blend

Most Reviewed Regions

Columbia Valley (WA) Wahluke Slope Yakima Valley

2008 John Tyler Bacigalupi Vineyard

A wonderful wine that’s rich and delicious. The raspberry and cherry…

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