SHOP / 2023 Reserve Grenache
Varietal
100% Grenache
Appellation
Yakima Valley AVA
Aging
Drink Now or Hold
Since this is our first vintage, we will evaluate it over the coming years.
Vineyard
Upland
Boushey
Olsen
2023 Reserve Grenache
Yakima Valley AVA
The 2023 Reserve Grenache is meticulously crafted to celebrate the diversity of three of Washington's most esteemed vineyards: Upland, Boushey, and Olsen. The resulting wine encompasses everything we love about Grenache: candied red fruits, strawberries, huckleberries, cherries, and red licorice. Each sip is bright, with fresh acid and low tannins making it easy to enjoy on its own without food. The vibrant fruits are rounded out by notes of hibiscus, orange peel, and rose petal, and a hint of fresh leather and scorched earth to bring on an old-world feel with the new-world fruit.
93 Points
— Wine Enthusiast
93 Points
Life-affirming acidity guides the way as DeLille's Reserve Grenache opens with aromas of black and blueberries, orange zest, and a wee bit of loamy soil. The wine is made with fruit from the esteemed Boushey, Upland and Olsen vineyards, and that quality shows. After 14 months in neutral French oak, the Rainier cherry fruit flavor comes shining through, joined by flecks of mocha and sage. Like I said, juicy acidity meets silky tannins here.
February 2026
Additional Scores:
92
Wine Spectator
92
Vinous
92
Decanter
Behind the Wine
2023 Reserve Grenache
Our Grenache is meticulously crafted to celebrate the art of blending and diversity of three of Washington's most esteemed vineyards: Upland, Boushey and Olsen. The result is a vibrant and complex expression of Washington State Grenache: a delicious red wine showcasing red fruits, especially raspberry, with bright acidity and pretty floral notes.
Vineyards
Upland Vineyard is a perfectly steep, south-facing slope on the back side of Snipes Mountain managed by one of DeLille’s longest-standing vineyard partners, Todd Newhouse.
Winemaking
Stainless steel fermented, 10-12 days on skins. ~9% whole cluster fermentation (UPGR). Barrel aged 14 months in neutral French oak (some large format).