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NxNW 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
- $35
The best yet from NxNW, this deep, earthy, loamy Cabernet is sourced from Pepper Bridge and Seven Hills—top Walla Walla vineyards. Tight raspberry and huckleberry fruit is coated with dusty chocolate, coffee grounds and a lick of tobacco. Tannins are still a little chalky and unintegrated, but a little breathing time smoothes them out.
— P.G.
(4/1/2011)
NxNW 2010 Riesling (Horse Heaven Hills)
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- $12
Done in a dry style, this fine effort is sourced from the Wallula Benches vineyard. It’s good juice, with a delicious mix of stone fruits, citrus zest and a hint of sweet honey.
— P.G.
(2/1/2012)
NxNW 2007 Syrah (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
- $40
Pure Syrah from the Les Collines vineyard, this has far more punch and specificity than the Columbia Valley offering from NxNW. Along with plum, cherry and cassis fruit, vivid and limned with fresh acids, there are highlights of tea, seaweed, moist earth, cut tobacco, vanilla and smoke. In other words, a riot of interesting flavors, light but intriguing.
— P.G.
(4/1/2011)
NxNW 2008 Les Collines Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)
- $40
This classically styled Walla Walla Syrah is sourced from the excellent Les Collines Vineyard. Wreathed in smoke and suggestions of funky earth, the black fruits shine through and the tannins have grip and muscle. Solid and substantial.
— P.G.
(4/1/2012)
NxNW 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $25
A mix of Columbia Valley vineyards contributed to this Bordeaux blend, which opens aromatically with dusty red fruits, a silky mouthfeel, soft tannins and a moderate level of alcohol (14%). Immediately likeable, with mulberry/blackberry fruit, pretty chocolate and a whiff of smoke, but this could be cellared for another six or eight years.
— P.G.
(11/1/2010)
NxNW 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (OR))
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- $35
Seven Hills vineyard fruit creates this pure Cabernet from a new project launched by Oregon’s King Estate. This debut effort is light and shows a mix of strawberry and cherry candy flavors. Plenty of acid and balanced tannins complete a workmanlike effort.
— P.G.
(7/1/2009)
NxNW 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
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- $25
The second offering from NxNW adds Yakima Valley fruit to the Pepper Bridge and Seven Hills base. It has more of a full-bodied middle, with plum and berry fruit matched to chalky acids. A spicy licorice flavor permeates the finish. Initially intriguing, it leaves an impression of being a bit unbalanced; the whole is less than the sum of its parts.
— P.G.
(8/1/2009)
NxNW 2008 Syrah (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $30
The initial impression of young, juicy red berries carries into an astringent wine with streaks of gravel and chalk. It’s pleasant, simple but quick to fade.
— P.G.
(4/1/2012)
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