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Morrison Lane 2005 33 1/3 Red Wine (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Price $33

The unique blend—a third each of Syrah, Counoise and Viognier, all co-fermented, no less—yields a spicy, peppery, citrusy wine. Grapefruit, berry, cherry, orange peel and other citrus highlights lead into a full-flavored midpalate hinting at dust and green tea, then coming back full force with still more grapefruit, of all things. This is the wine to pull out with… — P.G. (11/1/2008)

Morrison Lane 2003 Barbera (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Price $24

A clear winner at Morrison Lane, the Barbera is enhanced with a splash of Carmenère. It carries its beautiful berry flavors into a sharp, tangy, snappy finish. — P.G. (10/1/2006)

Morrison Lane 2003 33 1/3 Red (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Price $33

This is a three-part blend of Syrah, Counoise and Viognier, cofermented into a spicy, peppery, citrusy wine. Orange peel and other citrus provide the aromatic highlights, and the fruit has sharp, tart cranberry flavors, with a peppery bite. — P.G. (10/1/2006)

Morrison Lane 2003 Counoise (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Price $33

Counoise is a surprise winner in Washington, making a deliciously spicy wine with light fruits running from watermelon to strawberry to plum. There’s a bit of a hole in the middle, but that’s the nature of the grape. — P.G. (10/1/2006)

Morrison Lane 2002 Reserve Syrah (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Price $50

From the vineyard’s oldest vines (planted 1994) this is the first reserve. Good concentration and Syrah character, dark and peppery, with saturated, fleshy fruit and substantial alcohol – 15.9%. — P.G. (11/15/2006)

Morrison Lane 2003 Cinsault (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Price $27

This is a very pretty Pinot Noir color, scented with raspberries and spiced up with a lightly peppery finish. — P.G. (10/1/2006)

Morrison Lane 2005 Counoise (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

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Price $33

Finished at just 12.9% alcohol, the cuttings for this interesting wine came from Tablas Creek. It brings light, tart, cranberry and red fruit flavors. Somehow an impression of butter creeps into the finish, which lingers surprisingly given the lightness of the wine, over all. — P.G. (11/1/2008)

Morrison Lane 2005 Dolcetto (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

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Price $24

This is Morrison Lane’s first Dolcetto—previously these grapes were blended into the winery’s Nebbiolo. The color is dark and saturated, the plummy fruit flavors laced with spice and leaf. There is a high acid sharpness on the tongue, with a little green character in the tannins, but it is a very promising first effort. — P.G. (11/1/2008)

Prominent Designations

33 1/3 33 1/3 Red Wine Reserve

Most Reviewed Varietals [All]

Barbera Italian Red Nebbiolo Other Red Red Blend Roussanne Sangiovese Shiraz/Syrah Viognier

Most Reviewed Regions

Columbia Valley (WA) Walla Walla Valley (WA)

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