Northwest Wine Academy graduate Josh Stottlemyre has focused his Viognier production on one of Washington state’s oldest sites for the white Rhône grape — Elerding Canyon Vineyard near Prosser. His dessert style with that variety flashes intense aromas of marshmallow cream, vanilla bean, cotton candy and ambrosia salad, backed by peach cobbler, honey and peach skin. The … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2013 Lucille Late Harvest Viognier, Yakima Valley, $20
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Stottle Winery 2012 Tempranillo, Columbia Valley, $30
Elerding Six Prong Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills has been a steady source of Rhône varieties for Lacey, Wash., winemaker Josh Stottlemyre, and here he blends it with Joel Hattrup’s Sugarloaf Vineyard in the Yakima Valley’s Rattlesnake Hills. Aromas of Baker’s chocolate lead the way for dusty blackberry and dried blueberry, caramel and horehound. The drink is bold, dark and … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2012 Tempranillo, Columbia Valley, $30
Stottle Winery 2012 Lucille Late Harvest Viognier, Yakima Valley, $20
Lacey, Wash., winemaker Josh Stottlemyer wanted to pay a sweet tribute to his grandmother-in-law and her knack with desserts, so he arranged for Joel Hattrup to hang some Viognier longer the usual at Elephant Mountain Vineyard in the Rattlesnake Hills. Harvest came at 28 Brix, then fermentation finished out at 5% residual sugar. The nose carries hints of apricot and pear, … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2012 Lucille Late Harvest Viognier, Yakima Valley, $20
Stottle Winery 2012 Elerding Canyon Vineyard Viognier, Yakima Valley, $25
Dr. Steve Elerding maintains vineyards both in the Horse Heaven Hills and the Yakima Valley, and Olympia winemaker Josh Stottlemyer took this lot from the Prosser site on Sept. 21. It was tightly cropped at 2.5 tons per acre, harvested at 25.5 Brix, then spent seven months of surlie aging in neutral French oak. Those practices led to tones of dusty pear, Golden Delicious apple, … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2012 Elerding Canyon Vineyard Viognier, Yakima Valley, $25
Stottle Winery 2011 Sugarloaf Vineyard Tempranillo, Yakima Valley, $29
Joe Hattrup's Sugarloaf and Elephant Mountain vineyard sites serve as ideal sources for boutique wineries looking for award-winning wines made from varieties not-so-standard in Washington state. Aromas of dark blackberry, plum, black currant and dusty cherry include barrel notes of shaved coconut. Its style as a drink provides more richness than often is found with New World … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2011 Sugarloaf Vineyard Tempranillo, Yakima Valley, $29