Best Buy! A year ago, Katie Nelson took the reins from recently promoted Juan Muñoz-Oca, and her team continues its tradition of producing some of the most nicely priced wines in the country. This latest release of Syrah begins with late-summer blackberries, rosemary, smoked meat and cedar. Its palate stains as it moves through intensely dark fruit, pepper and vanilla, slowing … [Read more...] about Columbia Crest 2017 Grand Estates Syrah, Columbia Valley, $12
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Columbia Crest 2016 Grand Estates Syrah, Columbia Valley, $12
Proud Argentine winemaker Juan Muñoz Oca continues to make the case that "Crest is best," particularly when it comes to the price point for Columbia Crest's Grand Estates program. Classic notes of Syrah akin to blackberry, blueberry and cola include hints of baking spices from the 10% new oak. Jammy blue fruit flavors are balanced by black tea and savoriness from Kalamata … [Read more...] about Columbia Crest 2016 Grand Estates Syrah, Columbia Valley, $12
Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cab ranks No. 2 on Wine.com list
It’s no surprise to see a Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay leading Wine.com’s top 100 list of wines purchased in 2017, but at No. 2 stands the Columbia Crest 2014 Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington state. Five years earlier, Columbia Crest’s Two Vines Cab ranked No. 1 on the list that the nation’s leading online wine retailer claims as the industry’s only ranking … [Read more...] about Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cab ranks No. 2 on Wine.com list
Columbia Crest 2015 Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley $12
Best Buy! The warmest growing season on record in Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills and the Wahluke Slope paved the way for Juan Muñoz Oca and his team at Columbia Crest to create one of the West Coast’s biggest bargains in the Cabernet Sauvignon category. Classic aromas of black currant, blackberry and plum are rounded out with a hint of dark-roasted espresso. Those currants and … [Read more...] about Columbia Crest 2015 Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley $12
Columbia Crest 2013 Grand Estates Unoaked Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $12
Best Buy! The Grand Estates program represents more than 800,000 cases at Columbia Crest, and all eight of the recently released wines by Juan Muñoz Oca and his team at Washington's third-largest winery are remarkable. Harvest began in late September - after the rains that plagued growers on the western slopes of the Cascades - and just a tiny minority of these Chardonnay lots … [Read more...] about Columbia Crest 2013 Grand Estates Unoaked Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $12