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Tulpen Cellars 2007 Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))

Editors' Choice

Price $28

Once again the Merlot is the best of a very fine flight of Tulpen wines. More muscular than the Cabernet, it includes 10% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot in the mix, resulting in a dense, dark wine loaded with black fruits. Polished tannins are lightly layered in streaks of leaf, herb and earth. The alcohol tops 15%, but there is not a hint of heat in the finish. — P.G. (5/1/2011)

Tulpen Cellars 2006 Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $30

This is delicious, co-fermented with 4% Malbec. It opens with a fresh mix of berries, toast, chocolate and mocha; adding spice, a hint of pepper, and showing great balance. Though the alcohol hits 15%, the wine shows no heat in the mouth; it’s supple and the fruit is absolutely delicious. — P.G. (3/1/2010)

Tulpen Cellars 2007 Coalesce Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $26

This Bordeaux blend is three fifths Cabernet Sauvignon, yet deftly weaves in smaller percentages of Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Fruit-driven and complex, it’s a smooth ride through fresh fruit flavors of plum, blueberry and cherry, focusing into a finish with ripe, polished tannins. — P.G. (5/1/2011)

Tulpen Cellars 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))

Price $28

Pure Cabernet sourced from a trio of Walla Walla vineyards, and finished at 14.9% alcohol. Supple and spicy, this displays a firm core of tart fruit, annotated with lead pencil, graphite and charcoal. Though it seems almost deceptively light alongside the Tulpen Merlot, this compact and layered wine is built to age over a decade or more. — P.G. (5/1/2011)

Tulpen Cellars 2007 Syrah (Columbia Valley (WA))

Editors' Choice

Price $20

A Rhône blend that will, in future vintages, not be varietally named, this is far from a standard Washington Syrah. It’s threaded beautifully with nuances of fruit and spice from the Viognier coferment, Grenache and Mourvèdre that are included. Aromatic, spicy and weaving together chocolate, licorice, granite, roasted meat and berry flavors, it is both substantial… — P.G. (5/1/2011)

Tulpen Cellars 2006 Coalescence Red Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $30

This is 70% Cabernet, 20% Merlot. Dark, tight and loaded with fruits, this balanced, juicy wine has it all—elegance, length, finesse and mouth appeal. Blackberry and black cherry fruits dominate, with light suggestions of pretty leaf, tobacco, earth and some iron. — P.G. (3/1/2010)

Tulpen Cellars 2005 Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $30

About 4% of the blend is Malbec; the Merlot is from the Lewis and Gamache vineyards. This is broad-shouldered, with sweet berry fruit jam flavors. The alcohol tops 15%, but there is no discernable heat; it’s supple and the fruit is absolutely delicious. — P.G. (8/1/2009)

Tulpen Cellars 2007 Sangiovese (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $20

A juicy, delicious Sangio, whose bright acidity underscores a lush mix of raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries and plum. The alcohol is a substantial 14.8%. The wine benefits from an extra year of bottle age, and is now beginning to hint at grace notes of leaf and tobacco. — P.G. (5/1/2011)

Prominent Designations

Coalesce Coalescence Red Wine

Most Reviewed Varietals [All]

Bordeaux-style Red Blend Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Red Blend Sangiovese Shiraz/Syrah

Most Reviewed Regions

Columbia Valley (WA) Walla Walla Valley (WA)

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