Hogue

Hogue Cellars is based in the largest growing area in all of Washington State, the Columbia Valley. The majority of Hogue’s vineyards are spread throughout the Columbia Valley AVA, which includes the noted Yakima Valley and Walla Walla Valley appellations. As the surrounding Cascade Mountains create a rain shadow––ultimately causing semi-desert conditions––the grapes grown in this area tend to produce wines of impressive concentration and intensity. The selection of varieties the winery utilizes is vast, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Riesling and Syrah. While the entry-level Hogue line usually provides excellent value, the Reserve bottlings of Cabernet, Chardonnay and Merlot tend to score the highest when looking through our Hogue Cellars Reviews.

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Hogue 2008 Red Table Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))

Best Buy

Price $7

Tart and juicy, this Cabernet/Merlot/Syrah blend matches cranberry and plum fruit flavors to milk chocolate and nougat highlights. Well-crafted, with a pleasing florality (to coin a word) in the finish. An outstanding value. — P.G. (2/1/2012)

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Hogue 1998 Genesis Burgess Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $15

Vivid layers of bright fruit run through this wine from the opening sniff to the long joyful finish. Along the way you can pick up grapefruit and melon on the nose, deepening into a lush apricot/peach center. — L.W. (2/1/2000)

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Hogue 1998 Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

Best Buy

Price $10

Fat, oaky nose sings of cherries and smoke, sweet fruit, and soft wood. This is young, forward, seductive and fruity, with the oak providing the depth and interest that the fruit alone lacks. Very well made; drink right now. Best Buy. — P.G. (6/1/2000)

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Hogue 1998 Fumé Blanc (Columbia Valley (WA))

Best Buy

Price $8

The fruit is crisp and focused, with a dash of peach rounding out and softening the tart grapefruit-herbal body of the wine. The finish is focused and lingers. Best Buy. — L.W. (11/1/1999)

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Hogue 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))

Best Buy

Price $9

51% Cabernet Sauvignon and 49% Merlot, a young powerhouse of a wine with tiers of plum, currant and cherry. Notable for its soft tannins, but needs a few years for the flavors to knit together. Great price from a respected Washington producer. Best Buy. — S.H. (7/1/1999)

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Hogue 1999 Sémillon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Best Buy

Price $8

This distinctive wine, loaded with personality, is full of green-apple flavors, with wax, flint, and lime notes chiming in. It’s not a hugely complex wine, nor an oversized monster, but it offers terrific flavors that will no doubt sing with oysters or clams this summer. Best Buy. — P.G. (6/1/2001)

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Hogue 1997 Genesis Syrah (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $25

This is good, thick and spicy, with quite a lot of Lemberger (23%) adding interest to the blend. The powerful fruit is nicely balanced by a toasty mocha finish. — P.G. (9/1/2000)

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Hogue 2000 Vineyard Selection Viognier (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $16

Apricot and orange blossoms, flowers and ginger brighten up the nose, and the ripe, fruity flavors follow through in the mouth. The Columbia valley is far enough north to allow the grapes to ripen without sacrificing the acids, avoiding the flabbiness that mars some California Viogniers. Best Buy. — P.G. (10/1/2001)

Most Reviewed Designations

Barrel Select Columbia Valley Barrel Select Fumé Blanc Genesis Genesis Blue Franc Genesis Burgess Vineyard Late Harvest Red Table Wine Reserve Terroir Vineyard Selection

Most Reviewed Varietals

Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Fumé Blanc Gewürztraminer Johannisberg Riesling Merlot Pinot Grigio Pinot Gris Riesling Syrah Viognier

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