Prosser doctor Steve Elerding's vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills is a go-to site for this young winery near Washington’s state capital. It’s an oak lover’s Syrah with dark and dense aromas of vanilla bean, black licorice and clove with dark cherry, milk chocolate and charcuterie joining in. There’s brightness to the juicy structure as purple fruit flavors such as blueberry, … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2012 Elerding 6 Prong Vineyard Syrah, Horse Heaven Hills, $32
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Stottle Winery 2014 Rosé of Sangiovese, Horse Heaven Hills, $23
Arguably the best rosé made in the United States hails from Sangiovese in Washington state, and Puget Sound winemaker Josh Stottlemyer takes a black cherry theme to his dark rosé from Elerding 6 Prong Vineyard near the community of Alderdale. These 30-year-old vines, cropped at 4 tons per acre, were picked at nearly 24 Brix on Oct. 19, accounting for the cherry aromas joined by … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2014 Rosé of Sangiovese, Horse Heaven Hills, $23
Stottle Winery 2012 Big Eddie Red Wine, Columbia Valley, $35
South Puget Sound winemaker Josh Stottlemyer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a science degree years before becoming an alumni of South Seattle Community College’s Northwest Wine Academy. This Right Bank-style blend of Merlot (55%), Cabernet Sauvignon (40%) and Malbec takes from Elephant Mountain, Doc Stewart and Elerding 6 Prong vineyards and offers a dense nose … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2012 Big Eddie Red Wine, Columbia Valley, $35
Stottle Winery 2012 Hombre Red, Columbia Valley, $32
Lacey, Wash., winemaker Josh Stottlemyre creates this blend using varieties found on the Iberian Peninsula — Tempranillo (54%), Malbec (33%) and Mourvèdre. However, he sources them from Elerding 6 Prong Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills and Joel Hattrup’s Sugarloaf Vineyard in the Yakima Valley. He deploys a program of 30 percent new French oak for 19 months, and the nose is … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2012 Hombre Red, Columbia Valley, $32
Stottle Winery 2012 Elerding 6 Prong Vineyard Malbec, Horse Heaven Hills, $33
South Sound winemaker Josh Stottlemyer works with hand-harvested grapes off vines planted in 1993 for this project. The crop load of less than 3 tons per acre shows dedication, as does the investment in a 20-month barrel program of 50% new French oak. The pick date of Sept. 25 meant the fruit came in at 26 Brix, and this bottling — released in late October 2015 — is showing … [Read more...] about Stottle Winery 2012 Elerding 6 Prong Vineyard Malbec, Horse Heaven Hills, $33