Saviah Syrah Walla Walla Valley

October 3, 2010

Soft, ripe and generous with its floral, mineral-accented blackberry and cherry flavors. Ripe and expressive through the long, fine-grained finish. Drink now through 2014. 265 cases made. HSYear: 2006Score: 91Price: $32Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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Saviah Syrah Red Mountain

October 3, 2010

Rich and ripe, bursting through aromatically with plum and currant fruit. Expands in the mouth to embrace smoke, meat, underbrush and spice nuances for complexity. Best from 2010 through 2014. 227 cases made. HSYear: 2006Score: 90Price: $30Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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Saviah Une Vallée Walla Walla Valley

October 3, 2010

Ripe and supple, with a strong minty note weaving through the cherry, cranberry and dusky spice aromas and flavors, lingering effortlessly against polished tannins on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2016. 384 cases made. HSYear: 2006Score: 93Price: $32Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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Saviah Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley

October 3, 2010

Rich, focused, distinctive and bracing, with a tight balance of firm tannins and juicy acidity to the gorgeous black cherry, currant and blackberry fruit. This doesn’t lose an ounce of momentum as it courses through the long, expressive finish. Drink now through 2020. 340 cases made. HSYear: 2006Score: 93Price: $28Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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Walla Walla Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley Vineyard Select

October 3, 2010

This is dense with currant and spice flavors, offering grippy tannins around a lively core of fruit that persists into the focused finish. Not a big wine, but with some grip to loosen. Best from 2011 through 2015. 240 cases made. HSYear: 2005Score: 90Price: $48Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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Walla Walla Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley

October 3, 2010

Firm up front, with fine tannins around a glowing, expressive core of plum, currant and coffee aromas and flavors, lingering on the open-textured finish. Best from 2010 through 2015. 731 cases made. HSYear: 2005Score: 90Price: $35Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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Bergevin Lane Syrah Walla Walla Valley The Princess Francisca’s Vineyard

October 3, 2010

Supple, velvety and focused, offering pomegranate-tinged blackberry and licorice flavors, which linger beautifully on the open-textured finish. Drink now through 2016. 200 cases made. HSYear: 2006Score: 92Price: $48Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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Barnard Griffin Riesling Columbia Valley

October 3, 2010

Light, refreshing and off-dry, with pretty peach, pineapple and floral aromas and flavors, echoing enticingly. Nicely knit. Drink now through 2011. 3,870 cases made. HSYear: 2008Score: 90Price: $8Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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Stevens Syrah Yakima Valley Blacktongue

October 3, 2010

Velvety and round, this is beautifully focused to show its pure plum and blackberry fruit, shaded with hints of cedar and pepper as the finish lingers. Drink now through 2013. 400 cases made. HSYear: 2006Score: 90Price: $30Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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Dunham Syrah Walla Walla Valley Double River Estate Vineyard

October 3, 2010

A dense style, supple in texture, offering ripe blackberry, currant and cream flavors that linger effortlessly. Drink now through 2013. 361 cases made. HSYear: 2005Score: 90Price: $65Country: WashingtonRegion: Washington

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