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Featured Wines
2018 Chaleur Blanc
Columbia Valley AVA
This 2018 Chaleur Blanc shows magnificent balance throughout, with aromas of baked pie crust, grapefruit and citrus oil. On the palate, this symmetry continues, with the fruit contributing grapefruit, golden hay, thyme and tarragon, with cooperage supplying well-integrated eucalyptus, forest floor and mocha. Six months of elevage on the lees with weekly battonage contributes a welcome roundness that harmonizes with the brilliant acidity of this wine, all carried on a long, dry finish.
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POINT RATING
— Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
2018 D2
Columbia Valley AVA
Mocha and milk chocolate notes from French oak integrate with beautiful cassis, dried cranberry, and cedar aromas on this 2018 D2. This wine is instantly delicious on the palate with an inviting warm, soft entry. It rapidly builds in intensity of fruit mid-palate, offering remarkable length on the finish, with Red Mountain Cabernet (16% of the blend) apparent in the texture.
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POINT RATING
— Jeb Dunnuck
Featured Wines
2018 Doyenne
Columbia Valley AVA
Traditionally “backward” in its youth, Cabernet Sauvignon (39%) drives the nose on the 2018 Doyenne, with savory rosemary and sage notes, before Syrah (61%) begins to show its influence with blue fruits and hints of vanilla. These two will swap and integrate with time in the bottle. On the palate, this integration is apparent even in the young wine, with blueberry, raspberry, and peppercorn flavors well-supported by Cabernet tannin and light oak toast.
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94 Points
POINT RATING
— James Suckling
2018 Chaleur Estate
Red Mountain AVA
Exotic and alluring in its youth, the 2018 Chaleur Estate presents an intense nose of sandalwood, blueberry and Red Mountain’s signature combination of herbs and sun-drenched soil. Dense and saturated on the palate, intense black currant and lavender are just beginning to peek out from behind a close-knit structure commanded by French Oak barrels. Persistent fruit flavors and fantastic length promise the cellar potential this long-lived cuvee is known for.
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POINT RATING
— Jeb Dunnuck
