A decade ago, Karl and Coco Umiker produced their first Platinum when the 2011 Carménère from Phinny Hill Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills shined during our 2013 judging. Since then, the 2015 vintage of Carm was the only bottling to miss out on going Platinum — but Clearwater Canyon has held firm on its price point for this wine since 2016. While this doesn’t carry the same … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2019 Carménère, Washington, $32
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Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2019 Renaissance Red, Lewis-Clark Valley $23
The latest and youngest of the “Ren Red” program is essentially the equal to the 2018 vintage as they both entered rarified air by being voted a unanimous Platinum — Double Platinum — at the stage competition. It speaks to winemaker Coco Umiker’s style, the vision and painstaking approach to blending that overdelivers for the consumer. The 2019 expression marks the fourth … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2019 Renaissance Red, Lewis-Clark Valley $23
Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2018 Spice Market Red Wine, Washington $38
No one could match the nine Platinums won by Clearwater Canyon Cellars, and this Carménère-led blend proved to be the top scoring by Idaho’s Coco Umiker. The Carm from Phinny Hill Vineyard in Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills makes up two-thirds of the blend, with the rest being Cabernet Sauvignon (12%), Merlot (9%), Petit Verdot (7%), Malbec (2%) and the thoughtful use of Rhône … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2018 Spice Market Red Wine, Washington $38
Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2018 Umiker Estate Vineyard Coco’s Reserve Selway, Lewis-Clark Valley $45
The Selway River tumbles at the Montana/Idaho border and later meets the Clearwater River, down the hills from Coco & Karl Umiker's century farm in the Lewiston Orchards. Coco's approach to this is Meritage in style, and while her 2017 led with Carménère from Washington's famed Phinney Hill, here it is all from the Umiker estate, so there's a special sense of pride in this … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2018 Umiker Estate Vineyard Coco’s Reserve Selway, Lewis-Clark Valley $45
Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2017 Merlot, Lewis-Clark Valley, $28
These days, it seems Merlot does not receive as much love as it should, particularly in the Northwest where the big red native to Bordeaux remains a workhorse and the backbone for many blends. It's no coincidence that one of our region's most decorated wineries — Clearwater Canyon Cellars in Lewiston, Idaho - has bottled one of the best Merlots in the Pacific Northwest. Coco … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2017 Merlot, Lewis-Clark Valley, $28