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J. Bookwalter 2007 Conner Lee Vineyard Conflict Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Editors' Choice
- $50
This is a revelation. The complex and site-specific aromas suggest wild herb, lavender, lemon verbena and black olive. The tannins are supple and ripe, with no green edge at all. The fruit combines mineral-soaked black cherry, sweet raspberry compote, and deep cassis. A marvelous wine, dense, detailed and seductive.
— P.G.
(9/1/2010)
J. Bookwalter 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Editors' Choice
- $32
At first tight and a bit unyielding, it sends up little wafts of scent—cinnamon and spice—before slowly broadening out with classic Bordeaux notes of lead pencil, cedar and graphite. Lean but not mean, this shows the grip and polish of very skillful winemaking, married to superb fruit. Classic black cherry and cassis, with the acidity and lean muscularity that…
— P.G.
(11/15/2004)
J. Bookwalter 2007 Foreshadow Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $42
This wine’s dense complexity is immediately apparent in the nose; offering hints of Asian spice, cinnamon, cardamom, along with supple layers of purple and black fruits. The tannins are substantial and fine-grained, perfectly ripe, and the threads of black olive, smoke, tar and coffee weave seamlessly into the finish. There is a balance point here—it has not…
— P.G.
(9/1/2010)
J. Bookwalter 2007 Foreshadow Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Editors' Choice
- Online Exclusive
- $36
Supple and layered, this nicely captures the scope and scale of this superb vintage. It’s still young, tight and quite compact, but shows threads of tobacco, anise, stone and pencil lead, along with full, fleshy, plum and cassis fruit. Great structure and dense, ripe tannins. This is a perfect illustration of why Washington Merlot can claim to be the best in the…
— P.G.
(9/1/2010)
J. Bookwalter 2006 Chapter Two Red (Red Mountain)
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- $78
The biggest and the smoothest of the J.Bookwalter wines, it’s luscious and velvety, with a lanolin-like layer of flavors. A sweet clover scent rises up like seductive smoke, bringing in a full midpalate loaded with ripe strawberry, black cherry and sweet plum, mixed in with chocolaty oak.
— P.G.
(9/1/2009)
J. Bookwalter 2007 Chapter 3 Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $78
This is only the third time the Chapter wine has been made since it debuted in 2002. It’s a selection of the five or 10 best barrels—essentially the J. Bookwalter reserve. It is definitely the darkest and most muscular of the 2007’s, and it builds upon thick tannins, liquorous oak and deep, rich, dark fruits. It’s drinking well right now but should hold for up to a…
— P.G.
(9/1/2010)
J. Bookwalter 2008 Foreshadow Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
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- $42
In an effort to further differentiate the Foreshadow Merlot from the Foreshadow Cabernet, winemaker John Bookwalter has kept each out of the other’s blend. This is a riveting, complex, supersized wine, with alcohol over 15% and plenty of intriguing barrel flavors. The black cherry-berry fruit is swathed in spice, chocolate, cedar and coffee, complex and well-crafted.
— P.G.
(11/1/2011)
J. Bookwalter 2003 Johannisberg Riesling (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Best Buy
- $12
This may well be the best Riesling being made in Washington at the moment. Off-dry and very lightly carbonated, it explodes with a bouquet of flower flavors that hit you with lilac, citrus blossom, talcum powder and more. Lively and tight, the flavors gather strength and concentration as they move through a myriad of pretty fruits, finally resolving in a long…
— P.G.
(11/15/2004)
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