Best Buy! This second label for the Miller family furthers its reputation for consistent quality and everyday pricing with the latest release with Chardonnay off the home base for Airfield Estates. Inviting aromas of starfruit, Juicy Fruit gum, Lemonhead candy and jasmine transition to up-front and smooth flavors of starfruit and white peach. It’s rather juicy on the back … [Read more...] about Lone Birch 2015 Chardonnay, Yakima Valley, $12
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ded.reckoning 2013 Ramseyer Vineyard No. 13 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, $45
Acclaimed wine merchant Doug Charles worked with John Ramseyer’s vineyard for this final bottling from this site near the Rattlesnake Hills. The former Café Juanita manager created 10 barrels of wine that Charles purchased and had Charlie Hoppes of Fidelitas fame blend and bottle at his Wine Boss operation. There’s a balanced oak profile in the nose as black raspberry and … [Read more...] about ded.reckoning 2013 Ramseyer Vineyard No. 13 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, $45
Malaga Springs Winery 2014 AlyKat Red, Columbia Valley, $24
This delicious red blend of Zinfandel and Syrah from Malaga Springs near Wenatchee is a bright wine with aromas of strawberry, Rainier cherry and hints of spice, followed by flavors of raspberry, pomegranate and red currant. It’s all backed by well-integrated tannins and bright acidity. This should pair beautifully with everything grilled ahi steaks to Cornish game hens. This … [Read more...] about Malaga Springs Winery 2014 AlyKat Red, Columbia Valley, $24
Martin-Scott Winery 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, $28
East Wenatchee vintner traveled to Shaw Vineyard on Red Mountain and worked with Marshall Edwards for the grapes for this superb Cab. It offers aromas of poached cherry and plum, followed by dark, dense flavors of ripe blackberry, black cherry and black currant. All the rich flavors are backed up by firm but pliable tannins that give way to a long finish. This wine also won a … [Read more...] about Martin-Scott Winery 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, $28
Chateau Faire Le Pont 2012 Elerding Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, $46
Owner/winemaker Doug Brazil has a deft touch with red wines, as he proves year after year with one stellar wine after another. This remarkable Cab uses grapes from the remote Horse Heaven Hills south of the Yakima Valley, and it provides aromas of red currant, spiced cherry and hints of cedar. On the palate, it’s a long, elegant wine with flavors of boysenberry and black … [Read more...] about Chateau Faire Le Pont 2012 Elerding Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, $46