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Covington Cellars 2008 Artisan Series Ma Belle Red (Yakima Valley)

Price $45

A Southern Rhône-style blend of 62% Grenache, 31% Cinsault and 7% Syrah, this is loaded with flavors of wild herb and bright berry. From the Cinsault comes a hint of mushroom, while the Syrah lends muscle and peppery fruit. This has excellent concentration, complex flavors and appealing length. — P.G. (9/1/2012)

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Covington Cellars 2008 Viognier (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $20

Nice fruit flavors show yellow fruits, stone fruits, some melon and hints of apricot. The wine is 100% varietal, 13.5% alcohol, and sourced from the Upland vineyard on Snipes Mountain. Overall good balance and length. — P.G. (12/1/2009)

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Covington Cellars 2006 Cabernet Franc (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $35

This pure Cabernet Franc is Covington’s most interesting and distinctive red. It delivers plump, ripe, spicy flavors of mixed berries. The French and American barrels bring more spice and toast, and the exit is soft and pleasing. — P.G. (12/1/2009)

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Covington Cellars 2005 Artisan Series Cabernet Sauvignon (Red Mountain)

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Price $55

Covington’s reserve wine is a Bordeaux blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec. Raspberry and cherry fruit is buttressed with underpinnings of iron ore, showing a lot of Red Mountain typicity, and fills in the midpalate with soft barrel flavors of toast and caramel. — P.G. (12/1/2009)

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Covington Cellars 2006 Artisan Series Cabernet Sauvignon (Red Mountain)

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Price $55

2006 is a tighter, higher acid vintage than 2005, and the resulting wine has a compact sleekness. Hard raspberry candy fruit runs right into stiff tannins; it seems impenetrable until it’s been open for some hours. — P.G. (12/1/2009)

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Covington Cellars 2011 Blanc Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon (Red Mountain)

Price $25

Using grapes sourced from Klipsun Vineyard, this is a roughly even Sauvignon Blanc–Sémillon blend. Flavors of sweet toast, lemon verbena and melon, with a hint of mint and a splash of orange soda are all in evidence. Nicely nuanced, this does not overreach, but rather zooms in on the details of aroma and flavor that keep it interesting. — P.G. (9/1/2012)

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Covington Cellars 2009 Cabernet Franc (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $35

This pure Cabernet Franc is bursting with black cherry and chocolate goodness. There are streaks of smoke and light charcoal, giving this medium-bodied wine more heft and a strong finish. — P.G. (9/1/2012)

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Covington Cellars 2006 Sémillon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $24

The wine is almost honey-colored, and scented with sweet hay and clover. That impression of sweet grass carries over into the mouth, and it adds life and lift to the rather rich and heavy fruit. Don’t look for it to improve or to age beyond a year or two. The blend includes 7% Sauvignon Blanc. — P.G. (12/1/2007)

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Artisan Series Artisan Series Ma Belle Red Blanc ODE Rough House Red Starr Tuscan Red

Most Reviewed Varietals

Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Petite Sirah Red Blend Rhône-style Red Blend Sangiovese Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon Sémillon Syrah Viognier

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