100 WI / 99 JS / 98 WA / 97 VM / 95 WE / 95 WS #16 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022#20 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2022#50 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 The 2019...
96 VM / 96 WE / 95+ WA / 95 JD The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label is built around a core of fruit from Leopoldina, with about 30% of the fruit from Fortuna. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather and spice build in...
98 WRO / 94 WE Looks like I saved the best for last with this year's stable of Pinot Noirs from Goldeneye. While it's fun to showcase fruit sources in vineyard designated wines, it's even more fun from a consumer...
95 WRO / 91 WE Beautifully structured, this layered Pinot Noir is another stunning vintage from the Gowan Creek Vineyard, one of Goldeneye's finest. It shows notes of black cherry and wood spice.-Robert Whitley, Wine Review...
99 WA / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96+ JD / 96 JS / 96 JA A blend of 45% Syrah, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot, the 2020 Estate Cuvée is another outstanding wine from L'Aventure in the challenging 2020 vintage,...
96 WA / 93 WE The barrel-fermented 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Redford-Wetle Vineyard is singular and exotic. The nose is bursting with grilled peaches, tarragon, beeswax, white pepper and candle smoke aromas, and the...
100 WA / 98 WE / 98 DE / 97+ JD The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry is a blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it sails out of the glass with energetic...
100 JS / 100 WI / 99 VM / 98 JD / 98 WCI / 96 WS / 17 JR Seductive aromas of blackcurrants, plums and flowers, including roses. Really incredible this year with such verticality, depth and brightness. Goes on and on...
95 WA / 95 DE / 94 VM / 94 JD / 94 JS / 17.5 JR The 2021 Pinot Noir Jessie Vineyard was fermented with 52% whole clusters, and the wine was matured for 18 months in 38% new French oak. It features layered scents of...
96 VM / 96 JD / 95 DE / 95 JS / 16.5+ JR #88 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023 Deeply seductive, the 2021 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard opens with a burst of mentholated herbs, licorice and sweet autumnal spices. Juicy and...
92 JS / 91 WE Lots of cherries, raspberries and spiced plums on the nose with cloves, rosemary and savory, earthy undertones. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and a fleshy texture. Flavorful, spicy finish. Drink...
92 WE / 91 WS Flavors of tart cherry, red currant and clove combine to highlight a palate of measured ripeness and grace in this firmly tannic wine from a great site. It shows breadth to the body and is succulent in nature,...
Gold Medal- Great Northwest Wine Competition This boutique winery based in Yakima, Wash., is operated by Tony and Linda Haralson, two longtime Washington wine lovers who planted grapes and opened their own winery. The...
92 VM Darkly alluring, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with masses of crushed blackberry and cola accentuated by dried violets and hints of white pepper. It's softly textured with juicy acidity, enlivening its tart red...
92 WA / 92 WS The 2021 Zinfandel Juvenile is iconic California, with fruit from nearly 30 vineyards and 10 counties across the state. It's wonderfully easy to drink and has alluring crunchiness this vintage. Medium ruby in...
96 JD / 96 DE / 94+ VM The clear ruby-hued 2022 Pinot Noir Koosah Vineyard offers notes of black cherries, pressed roses, cardamom, a hint of licorice, and sweet herbs. Coming from volcanic soils and 7-year-old vines,...
95 JD / 94 DE / 93+ WA From 22-year-old vines, the transparent but bright red 2022 Pinot Noir Justice Vineyard is highly aromatic with notes of crushed cranberries, grapefruit, cinnamon, and fresh herbs. Appealing...
97 DE / 95 JD Delicious freshness abounds from the Walter Scott Freedom Hill Pinot Noir. This site, planted in 1981, sits in the foothills of the Coast Range in the Mt Pisgah appellation. Loads of purple florals, smoky...
97 JD / 96 WI / 95 DE / 94 JS A new project from Jayson Woodbridge of Hundred Acre Another spicy, complex, fresh 2021, the 2021 Pinot Noir Super Chill has some classic, Burgundian leafy herbs and underbrush notes as...
96 WI / 96 JS / 96 JD / 96 DE A new project from Jayson Woodbridge of Hundred Acre Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2021 Twilight Pinot Noir comes bounding out with juicy blackberries, wild blueberries, and licorice...
95 DE / 94 JD / 94 JS / 93 VM / 93 WA / 92 WE / 17.5+ JR The Louise Vineyard is about 10% warmer than Jessie, and it also sees less wind, so these vines have life a little easier and as such, you see that in the wine's...
Colgin is one of the reference points for just what heights mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux varietals, and more recently, Syrah, can achieve in Napa Valley. –Robert Parker The 2019 Jubilation is...
93 WA The 2020 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard was matured in 76% new oak for 16 months. It has a medium ruby color and a core of red cherry fruit with accents of mushroom, tobacco and Angostura bitters. The light-bodied palate...
93 JS / 92 WE Aromas of baked blueberries, brambleberries, pine cones, crushed shells and rosemary. Some chocolate orange, too. It’s medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and bright acidity. Fragrant and vibrant...
98 JS / 98 VM / 97-99 JD / 97 WI / 96 FS / 95 WS / 17.5 JR Brightness and purity to this, offering blueberries, fresh plums and peaches. It’s medium-to full-bodied with ripe, fine tannins Terra cotta and red...
100 FS / 99 WI / 99 VM / 99 JS / 97+ JD / 96 WS / 17++ JR Dark ruby, purple reflections, brightening on the rim. Fine oak savouriness, dark forest berryish fruit, a hint of dark minerality, cherry-cassis nuances...
94 JS / 92 VM / 91 WA A very spicy and fresh array of blueberries, ripe darker cherries and plums. Cassis aromas, too, as well as more savory notes of graphite and fragrant wood. The palate has very striking depth and...
99 WA / 99 JS / 98+ JD / 97 WS / 18.5 JR The very deep, purple-black colored 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. It takes a fair amount of swirling to unlock an incredibly intense nose of dark...
97 JS / 95+ WA / 17.5 JR Intense aromas of black fruit, cocoa powder, black olives, dried violets, tar and cigar box. Some black peppercorn, too. It’s full-bodied with firm, chalky tannins. Incredible intensity and...
Deep violet-red. Perfectly balanced acidity with a nose of black cherries, ripe blood orange and raspberries, vanilla bean, root beer, clove and cedar. Fades away slowly to black teas and caramel on an ultra-fine tannic...
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