The purple-colored 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Estates (225,000 cases) spent 16 months in 33% new oak. Cedar, tobacco, incense, violets, spice box, black currant, and blackberry aromas inform the nose of a layered, spicy, easy-to-understand Cabernet that is nicely balanced and moderately lengthy. It is a very good value that ... more

Established in 1977 by Gary and Nancy Figgins, Leonetti Cellar has become a standard bearer for top Washington State red wines. Chris Figgins is a second generation wine grower and presides over all viticulture and winemaking operations. He has been instrumental in transforming Leonetti into an estate grown property with ... more

The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Galitzine Vineyard comes from the fifth leaf of this estate vineyard and in this vintage contains 4.5% Merlot. The wine was aged for 22 months in 100% new French oak. Opaque purple-colored, its distinctive aromatics leap from the glass. Toasty oak, scorched earth, a hint of ... more

This vineyard designate from Washington State has fruit flavors of baked apples and lemon meringue in the nose and mouth. The winery used a slightly higher percentage of new oak because it gives this wine nicely integrated vanilla and toast flavors on the finish.  more

This Washington State operation produces well-made, value wines year in and year out. Wine Advocate reports: 'Columbia Crest, part of the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, is Washington's largest winery. It produces mammoth amounts of wine (2,000,000+ cases) at a remarkably high level of quality. A visit to the cellars reveals ... more

Charles Smith Wines: the Modernist Project is a response to how many people consume wine today... which is immediately! They stop at their local wine shop, buy a bottle or two and open a bottle as soon as they get home. Wine in this category is typically either simple, or ... more

This project is a creative collaboration between Washingtonian native and actor Kyle MacLachlan with winemaker Eric Dunham of Duhham Cellars. Made of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot and 11% Syrah, the 2008 ...Pursued by Bear has notes of allspice, clove, anise and chocolate-covered cherries which are richly wound with well-integrated, ... more

Planted in 1998 by renowned Washington vintner Jerry Milbrandt, the Evergreen Vineyard in the Ancient Lakes lies along a stretch of steep cliffs above the Columbia River in Washington State. A cooler site with basalt, gralvel and silt soils deposited during ice age floods, the site is perfect for Riesling, ... more