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Desert Wind 2006 Sacagawea Vineyard Riesling (Columbia Valley (WA))
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- $15
Substantial and ripe, the fruit here feels soft and round in the mouth, like a mix of peaches, apricots and tangerines. There is less depth than you would hope for, but the flavors are sweet and lingering, and it leaves an impression of citrus rind as it tails away.
— P.G.
(3/1/2008)
Desert Wind 1997 Ruah Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $50
The blend is 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 16% Cabernet Franc. It opens up softly, with fragrant, plummy fruit. Once tasted it turns firm to the point of tough, and the fruit seems constrained, or overpowered, by the rough, earthy tannins.
— P.G.
(12/31/2001)
Desert Wind 1999 Desert Wind Vineyard Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $20
A new winery, owned by the Fries family of Dundee, Oregon, with a lovely ppackage and a new entry into the ever-expanding Washington Merlot sweepstakes. The wine is soft and chalky in the mouth, with flavors of berries and cream, but it feels increasingly disjointed and a bit manipulated as the finish wears on.
— P.G.
(12/31/2001)
Desert Wind 1998 Desert Wind Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $20
This is very ripe, perhaps too ripe, with pruney, raisiny fruit, and a dead leaf, slightly decayed quality. It's easy to drink, forward and soft, with very dry tannins and a lot of herbs, tobacco and earth flavors. A style for immediate drinking with foods (steaks!) that need something to cut the fat.
— P.G.
(12/31/2001)
Desert Wind 2002 Sémillon (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $13
An aggressive, alcoholic wine, it shows unusual dark gold tones and smells of hay and oak barrels. Spicy, oaky and hot, its 14.5% alcohol is felt as a burning sensation all the way down the throat.
— P.G.
(9/1/2004)
Desert Wind 2002 Sémillon (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $13
An aggressive, alcoholic wine, it shows unusual dark gold tones and smells of hay and oak barrels. Spicy, oaky and hot, its 14.5% alcohol is felt as a burning sensation all the way down the throat.
— P.G.
(9/1/2004)
Desert Wind 2007 Desert Wind Vineyard Ruah Red (Wahluke Slope)
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- $20
This is a Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc blend. It’s tannic and rustic, with some green character along with a roasted, raisiny fruit flavor. Cinnamon and mocha barrel flavors fill out the finish.
— P.G.
(9/1/2010)
Desert Wind 2005 Desert Wind Vineyard Bare Naked Chardonnay (Wahluke Slope)
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- $15
Desert Wind wines as a rule fall on the thin and watery side, but here the exceptional vintage has provided a welcome bit of concentration. Banana and tropical fruit are not especially rich but are reasonably persistent. Some time in new oak would have added depth to the finish, but then it wouldn’t be bare naked.
— P.G.
(3/1/2008)
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