Leonetti Cellar Merlot 2006

The 2006 Merlot has 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Carmenere, and 4% Petit Verdot in the blend. It was aged in a mix of new and used barrels for 15 months. It is dark ruby/purple-colored with aromas of cedar, earth notes, clove, cinnamon, red currants, and black currants. This leads to ... more

Château Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard Chardonnay 2007

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

Quilceda Creek Galitzine Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

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

Ash Hollow Nine Mile 2006

This is a great value from a boutique winery in Walla Walla Valley in Washington State. Ash Hollow is located at the same 46 degrees north latitude as the Bordeaux region in France and has the same red varietals planted as they do in Bordeaux. The estate believes that the ... more