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Chateau Rollat 2007 Sophie de Rollat Red (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

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Young and hard, with sharp edges but excellent components. A bigger wine than the ’06 Sophie. Still a firm, tannic, rather hard-edged wine, but delicious. Pepper Bridge and Seven Hills fruit delivers excellent structure and depth, polished tannins, with cassis and blackberry fruit driven deep into the core of the wine. — P.G. (9/1/2011)

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Chateau Rollat 2008 Sophie de Rollat Red (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

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Broadly fruity, a wash of berries and spice. The acids are still a little jarring. The vintage is not as deep as the 2007, and the wine shows a little heat in the finish. This tastes more like a press wine than the ’07, but it is nonetheless very well made. — P.G. (9/1/2011)

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Chateau Rollat 2006 Sophie de Rollat Red (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

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Rollat’s Sophie occupies the entry-level rung on the ladder, behind the elegant and polished Rollat and the dense, compact and highly cellar-worthy Edouard. But Sophie is charming and accessible, a blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc that is elegant and bright. The fruit focus is on cranberry and raspberry, tart and well-defined, and… — P.G. (3/1/2009)

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