Wine of the Week

Last fall, Rob and Donna Mellison were awarded five Platinums during Great Northwest Wine's annual judging of gold-medal winners. Their 2018 Malbec from Ed Kelly's vineyard was among those winners, so it's no surprise to see the follow-up vintage showing so well so early. And here's another example of this juicy Bordeaux variety growing so deliciously in the Royal Slope. The … [Read more...] about Mellisoni Vineyards 2019 Stillwater Creek Vineyard Malbec, Royal Slope, $65

One of the Northwest's rare three-generation wineries teamed up to produce a Malbec that ranks among the best in region. Founding winemaker Cal Schmidt, his daughter Rene Brons and grandson Duncan Brons took fruit from their Southern Oregon estate and turned it into a double gold at last fall's Great Northwest Invitational — a wine one judge described as "the belle of the … [Read more...] about Schmidt Family Vineyards 2018 Reserve Malbec, Applegate Valley $40

DeLille founding winemaker Chris Upchurch toasted the 10th vintage of his eponymous vineyard in 2021, and while Cabernet Sauvignon is king on Red Mountain, his skill with Merlot off the 18-acre site that Dick Boushey manages for him should not go overlooked. While the CounterPart project off the Upchurch estate tends to leans Right Bank, he could have labeled the 2019 as a … [Read more...] about Upchurch Vineyard 2019 CounterPart Red Wine, Red Mountain, $50

Founding winemaker Casey McClellan and his heir apparent, Bobby Richards, combined for a handful of vineyard-designated Cabernet Sauvignon bottlings, and this marked their fifth vintage working together at Seven Hills. However, it was 30th expression of Cab from the vines Dr. James McClellan pioneered along Seven Hills Road in 1980. The time devoted to new French oak barrels, … [Read more...] about Seven Hills Winery 2017 SHW Founding Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, $65