Portland winemaker Robert Bailey continues to focus his thoughtful gaze on Cabernet Sauvignon grown in storied sites east of the Cascades. Les Collines — a venerable site in the Blue Mountain foothills south of Walla Walla — fits that approach. This single lot of juice is both block and clone specific, Clone 8 from Block 45, and it spent two years in a neutral barrel. He … [Read more...] about Arenness Cellars 2020 Les Collines Vineyard su_m Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley, $48
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Barrister Winery 2019 Summit View Vineyard Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $43
This vintage signaled the start of Tyler Walters’ second decade of winemaking in Spokane's Davenport Arts District alongside barristers Greg Lipsker and Michael White, and the effort with this higher-elevation site on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley is artful. Summit View, part of the famed SeVein project, is between Ferguson and Seven Hills Vineyard. There’s also … [Read more...] about Barrister Winery 2019 Summit View Vineyard Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $43
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2018 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley $40
Deborah Hansen launched her winery with the 2001 vintage, and her Cab from that season would ultimately earn best-of-class honors at the Los Angeles County Fair — the largest judging in the U.S. at that time. Here’s her second Platinum of this year’s judging for Cabernet Sauvignon, an effort that brings brambleberries, dark chocolate, vanilla, toasted hazelnuts and cracked … [Read more...] about Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2018 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley $40