This small producer in Woodinville's warehouse district has a well-earned reputation for distinctive red wines, and the quality of this Cab Franc further burnishes that renown. It opens with aromas of luscious chocolate syrup, a hint of toasted oak and ample dark fruit, particularly blackberry and black currant. On the palate, it reveals flavors of olive, black licorice, plum … [Read more...] about William Church Winery 2013 Tres Bien Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $36
Columbia Winery 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $14
Best Buy! Columbia Winery boasts "50 years of progressive winemaking" on its latest label and this Cabernet Sauvignon extends a reputation that began with its long-ago name of Associated Vintners and continued beyond its Master of Wine - the late David Lake. This Columbia Valley offering sports bright aromas of blackberries and black currants with deftly-used oak. On the … [Read more...] about Columbia Winery 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $14
Wedge Mountain Winery 2014 Cabernet Franc, Wahluke Slope, $28
Charlie McKee quietly crafts delicious wines at his small facility in Peshastin, a tiny community not far from Leavenworth, Wash. Using grapes from the warm Wahluke Slope, he has produced a delicious Cab Franc with aromas of sage, clove and red cherry, followed by flavors of red and black fruit, along with licorice and a hint of spice rub. It's all backed by brilliant acidity … [Read more...] about Wedge Mountain Winery 2014 Cabernet Franc, Wahluke Slope, $28
L’Ecole No. 41 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $32
The Walla Walla Valley’s iconic schoolhouse works off a historic shopping list for one of the Northwest’s best examples of Cabernet Sauvignon vintage after vintage. Nearly a dozen sites, most of them in their third decade of life, include Alder Ridge, Bacchus and Dionysus at Sagemoor, Candy Mountain and Klipsun, StoneTree, and Walla Walla Valley plantings Pepper Bridge, Seven … [Read more...] about L’Ecole No. 41 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $32
Mt. Hood Winery 2013 Echo West Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $38
Vineyards planted outside the tiny Eastern Oregon town of Echo provided the grapes for Hood River winemaker Rich Cushman's latest Cabernet Sauvignon on behalf of the Bickford family. Sited above the Umatilla River, Echo West Vineyard falls into the Columbia Valley AVA, which may be confusing to wine lovers on the west side of the Cascades. There's nothing misleading about the … [Read more...] about Mt. Hood Winery 2013 Echo West Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $38