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Matthews 2002 Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $50
This young, dense, saturated, complex and extremely tight wine is sappy and packed with myriad berries and red/blue fruits. It is wrapped in stiff, hard, thick, dark tannins that add tight layers of moist earth, black tea, roots and bitter chocolate. This baby needs time.
— P.G.
(12/15/2005)
Matthews 2003 Conner Lee Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Franc (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Online Exclusive
- $110
This is surely the most ambitious Cabernet Franc/Conner Lee wine ever made, and it’s priced accordingly. I love the purity, the focus and the way it plays across the palate; it’s a real high-wire act. Cab Franc does not lend itself to either elegance or completeness as a varietal grape, which is why it is almost always blended. But here it is the whole show, and…
— P.G.
(12/1/2007)
Matthews 2004 Hedges Vineyard Syrah (Red Mountain)
- Editors' Choice
- $50
A step beyond the immense 2003, this actually supercedes the sheer massive power of that wine with a sleeker, more elegant structure. Classy, bright, lifted scents lead into a peppery, red-fruited Syrah annotated with citrus oil. Tart, young, clean and delineated, it is Matt Loso’s immaculate, concise winemaking at its best. This can go a long way; it continues to…
— P.G.
(11/15/2006)
Matthews 2003 Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $60
This has rich tannins, dense fruit and overall deep flavors. This is a dark wine, just this side of brooding, with ripe blueberry and cherry fruit, softly chalky tannins, whiffs of smoke and splashes of pepper. The dark fruit flavors are bold and seamless, melded with smoke and chocolate, dotted with ground espresso, and finished with a nice lift. This probably…
— P.G.
(12/1/2007)
Matthews 2001 Elerding Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Yakima Valley)
- $60
This single-vineyard effort, the top bottle from Matthews, is a comet of a Cab that streaks across the palate with crisp, tart, tightly focused berry fruits. It leaves behind a tail that broadens into a pretty rainbow of flavors—black cherry, mineral, black tea—and keeps its concentration through a long, resonant finish.
— P.G.
(11/15/2004)
Matthews 2007 Stillwater Creek Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $30
This vineyard-designated Sauv Blanc is half fermented in stainless steel, 40% in concrete eggs and the rest in French oak. It is completely different from the winery’s Columbia Valley bottling, with much riper and rounder fruit flavors showing off stone fruits, such as peaches and apricots, along with tropical hints of papaya. There’s plenty of stuffing and spice…
— P.G.
(12/1/2008)
Matthews 2004 Claret Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $30
Because he blends shortly after fermentation, Matt Loso’s wines attain a seamless complexity early on; it’s a hallmark of the winery. This beautifully crafted Claret has no rough edges; in fact, no edges at all. It is a supple, elegant wine, loaded with fruit flavors that run from berry to cherry to plum, while the oak gently adds spice and toast.
— P.G.
(12/1/2007)
Matthews 2004 Klipsun Sauvignon Blanc (Red Mountain)
- $18
Winemaker Matt Loso dropped Semillon from the blend a few years ago, then tried fermenting in all stainless, moved to barrels in 2005 and will jump to concrete in 2006. The 2004 Klipsun is yeasty, bone dry and richly textured. The young, beery yeast flavors are augmented with light, fresh herbs and hints of citrus zest and honey. Lingering, lovely textures.
— P.G.
(12/15/2005)
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