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Walla Walla Vintners 2005 Sagemoor Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Cellar Selection
- $40
Sagemoor’s old Cab vines comprise 79% of the blend. The rest is a mix of Merlot, Cab Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, melded into a deep and satisfying whole. Beautifully mixed cassis, berry and cherry fruits are dotted with dried herb. There is plenty of caramel and toast in the lingering finish, and this wine combines hedonistic power with depth and character.
— P.G.
(5/1/2008)
Walla Walla Vintners 2005 Vineyard Select Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
- Editors' Choice
- $48
The 10% Petit Verdot stiffens up the tannins and has a lovely violet-scented floral component that counterpoints the cassis and black cherry fruit. It’s a young, tight and beautifully crafted wine that has barely come out of the barrel; it’s still shut down and shy. But all the right stuff is there for a long-lived, elegant and silky wine with great breed and style.
— P.G.
(12/1/2008)
Walla Walla Vintners 2007 Vineyard Select Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
- Cellar Selection
- $48
The Vineyard Select is made only on occasion. As in 2006, the cuvée includes a splash of Petit Verdot. From the extraordinary 2007 vintage, this wine has it all: depth, polish and panache. The richly fruity nose brings on the berries and cherries; they fill the palate and add layers of fig, plum, chocolate and coconut.
— P.G.
(11/1/2010)
Walla Walla Vintners 2006 Cabernet Franc (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Editors' Choice
- $28
Cab Franc is often chewy, tannic, herbal, but rarely luscious, as it is here. The addition of 12% Merlot softens up the middle, but the Franc is the show, with a dazzling display of blueberry, boysenberry, raspberry, coffee, tobacco leaf, lead pencil and more.
— P.G.
(12/1/2008)
Walla Walla Vintners 2005 Malbec (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Online Exclusive
- $30
This is 100% Malbec, so inky it is black in color. The flavors echo the color, with amazing density. Black fruits, black olives, smoke and spice are structured around thick tannins. A minute-plus finish adds licorice and mint; even after being opened for a full 48 hours this wine remained fresh and balanced. It’s the first varietal Malbec ever from Walla Walla…
— P.G.
(5/1/2008)
Walla Walla Vintners 2008 Pepper Bridge Vineyard Malbec (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
- Online Exclusive
- $32
This rare release of a single-vineyard Malbec from Pepper Bridge grapes is a classy, evocative, beautifully realized effort. It begins with violets and raspberries, on the nose and in the mouth, and moves into more full-bodied plum and cherry fruit, surrounded with thick milk chocolate. Some of the particular character of the grapes is sacrificed—this could be…
— P.G.
(2/1/2011)
Walla Walla Vintners 2008 Cabernet Franc (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Online Exclusive
- $28
A signature wine for Walla Walla Vintners, this new edition of Cabernet Franc (blended with 9% Merlot) strikes the perfect chord—a harmonic mix of bright, brambly berry fruit, peppery herb, clean earth and baking chocolate. Substantial and tight, this is a return to a chewier, more tannic style that will nicely accompany a thick, juicy steak.
— P.G.
(11/1/2010)
Walla Walla Vintners 2005 Bello Rosso Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $36
This new, limited release red blend is what winery owners Myles Anderson and Gordy Venneri called their version of a super Tuscan. It’s half old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon from the Sagemoor vineyard, and half Sangiovese. Somehow the two grapes soften each other, keeping the old vine detail and dried herbal character of the Cab, and mixing in plush and spicy red fruit…
— P.G.
(5/1/2008)
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