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Wine Type
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Vintage
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Red
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2019 Lagana Cellars Pinot Noir
Walla Walla Valley
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Interesting pinot with notes of licorice and dark chocolate. Medium bodied.
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Red
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2017 Lagana Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon J&S Vineyard
Walla Walla Valley
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It’s ok. Tannins are a bit sharp at this point, so they overshadow the cassis and plum flavors. Finish is decent. I don’t have any more bottles, so I don’t know if this will improve any. 87-88.
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Red
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2014 Lagana Cellars Syrah minnick hills
Walla Walla Valley
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This was a good but not memorable wine. A bit one dimensional, and falling apart by day two. Would be a good glass pour in the 8 to 10 dollar range Did not finish as calories are too precious these days!
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Red
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2018 Lagana Cellars Malbec Eritage Vineyard Walla Walla Valley
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Blackberry jam, black currant, spices on the nose. Flavors similar. Medium to mild tannins. Definitely fruit forward. Pleasant to drink.
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Red
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2017 Lagana Cellars Syrah Walla Walla Valley
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Dark garnet with great legs. The nose is earthy with dried fruit. The dark fruit palet has a bit of acid and a smooth finish. Serve this with Enchiladas or chipotle chili.
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Red
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2016 Lagana Cellars Syrah Minnick Hills/Patina
Walla Walla Valley
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Nice color. Plum, tobacco, herbs, smoke, and cherry aromas. Palate is savory with fruit in the back and medium, firm tannins. Nice expression of Syrah.
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Red
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2018 Lagana Cellars Pinot Noir
Walla Walla Valley
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Nice & light, great for summer
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White
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2018 Lagana Cellars Chardonnay Eritage
Walla Walla Valley
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Very good QPR@$22. In style of chablis. Not a trace of oak. Slight reductive note on opening, vanishes quickly. Mix of fruits and floral, nothing dominates. Great mouthwatering finish. Not contemplative, but a nice casual quaff.
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Red
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2015 Lagana Cellars Syrah Nox Perpetua Patina Vineyard
Walla Walla Valley
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Black fruit up front, pepper in the background, and a bit of oak to round it out. Peppery aspects to the medium+ finish. Solid wine.
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White
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2016 Lagana Cellars Chardonnay Cockburn Ranch Vineyard
Walla Walla Valley
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Nice medium-crisp chardonnay -- with some hints of lemon, stone. Not quite as bracing as chablis, but on the more mineral side of things. Lovely mid week wine for a quick salmon dinner.
Upping the score from 86 to 88. This has started to develop a more integrated lemon/lemon curd, still with some bracing acidity. A tight package at the moment that may benefit from a few more years of bottle age.
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Red
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2014 Lagana Cellars Pinot Noir
Walla Walla Valley
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1/3 whole cluster. Aromas of raspberry, strawberry, tobacco, and slight mineral and watermelon rind. Enjoyable with unripe strawberry, raspberry, cherry, and slight black tea on the palate.
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Red
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2014 Lagana Cellars Syrah minnick hills
Walla Walla Valley
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Balanced flavors of currents and dark fruits, not overpowering on the palate. Went well with food.
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Red
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2014 Lagana Cellars Syrah minnick hills
Walla Walla Valley
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A good inexpensive Tuesday wine.
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White
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2014 Lagana Cellars Sauvignon Blanc
Walla Walla Valley
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I received the golden ticket for the Sauvignon Blanc. I'm on a road trip and typing on my phone, so apologies if this is a little short.
Chilled the bottle upon receiving and recruited a couple of folks who are bigger fans of white wines than I am to enjoy it with me.
First poured and a little too cold, the taste was grassy and very clean. I tend not to drink a lot of whites because I dislike the aftertaste most have and I was very happy that even as it warmed that never developed. As it warmed the taste remained crisp but more subtle notes of citrus and honeydew came through.
I enjoyed this wine and would happily offer this to guests. It was nicely balanced for drinking on it's own but would pair with just about anything: sweet enough to go with a spicy dish but wouldn't overpower something more subtly flavored.
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White
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2014 Lagana Cellars Roussanne Sagemoor Vineyard
Walla Walla Valley
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My Notes:
Received wine, it was the 2014 Roussanne. Saw it was a white, stuck it in the fridge (big mistake BTW). Had to go out, didn’t return until after 1:30 am, needed to sleep a few hours before work (5am), so I waited until the next evening.
Took bottle out of the fridge early evening, opened while still cold. Noted Screw top. At first pour, long in the leg, it’s got some body to it. The color is a bit deeper than a Sav Blanc, almost yellow (deeper than straw), but very clear. Almost has a syrupy look to it. I’ve never had Roussanne before, so I can only compare to other whites. Enh……Strong scent of alcohol on the nose, same on the palette. Not sure what’s up with that. It overpowers anything it might have in there. Me thinks it needs to be room temperature, so I’ll play with it a while. For dinner, the wife made some tasty sliders, with fresh Mozzarella and our garden tomatoes on the side, sprinkled with a little Cavedoni Botte Piccola Italian Balsamic. None of this seemed to wake up this wine, even after getting to room temp. Had a nice McClure’s garlic and dill pickle spear, and voilà …..the Roussanne sparked to life. Still a little strong on the alcohol side, but there was flavor, hints of melon and apricot, maybe peach, and some oak definitely some oak. Doesn’t seem this touched much SS. I’m going to cap the bottle and let it sit on the counter until dinner tomorrow. Maybe that will tame the ethanol.
Well……Day two. Trying the wine solo at first. It has opened up a little bit. Still the alcohol on the nose and palette, but slightly less than last night. It moves in the glass like it’s thickish. The color is still a pleasant “clear yellow syrup”. I’m Gonna micro sip this, and let it open up in the glass over the next hour or so, to see where that takes it. I’m thinking this is one of those whites that could spend some time in the bottle before its ready for prime time.
After about 45-50 minutes, the nose is earthy to oaky and the alcohol is subsiding. As a stand alone, the flavors are starting to emerge. There’s melon, peach, apricot, citrus (maybe grapefruit). It’s just a bit earthy and there are mild tannins, and still a little bit of alcohol, though now I can a sense little SS in the mix. The finish is medium long. It tastes like a sweet wine without being sweet….kind of acidic It does have some great legs and moves almost as if it is just slightly syrupy. It may just be high in sugar, as it has the physical characteristics, but doesn’t taste sweet.
Now for the food. I’ve tried steak, no; Mexican, no; Spicy, a little better; Thai, sorry, not enough time; Cheese, not really; Fruit, no; Jalapeños, competes; Humus, ok; Another try with the McClure’s pickle, again. Wow, sweet wine. All the fruit is there, and so is the sweet. I couldn’t find anything else in the house that made this wine shine like the pickle. Today it’s much more noticeable. Very sweet, almost like a desert wine. Peach, cantaloupe, sweetbakery, a little citrus, some oak and some earth, with twinge of alcohlol on the finish. I guess I’ll need to get more pickles.
After two hours, this is a good sipping wine, now that it’s opened up, but I’m sure it will mature a bit down the road, say at least a year. How long it will hold up after that, I don’t know, maybe 3-5 years. I wonder if the winemaker could chime in and let us know. I’m not into sweet wines at all, but have acquaintances that are. If this is cellar-able on the long term, and the woot price is right, I’d be in for a few bottles. Otherwise I’d guess retail $20 ish (750ml bottle).
OH, make sure you drink at room temperature(see paragraph 2), and let it breathe a bunch.
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White
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2014 Lagana Cellars Riesling Sagemoor Vineyards
Walla Walla Valley
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Grape Debater here! I received the 2014 Riesling Wednesday, and it went to the refrigerator until I had ample opportunity to open and enjoy. Being that there are only ten states on the list for this woot, I guess I should consider myself lucky.
Screw caps on these bottles, which are perfectly excellent for whites, plus I generally finish a bottle in one sitting. My notes from last night are as follows:
Pale straw in the glass, virtually no legs to speak of. Notes of honeysuckle, with a little citrus and a hint of apple in the aroma.
Rather "full" on the palate, not particularly dry at all but not remotely cloying. Flavors of honey, melon, a touch of the citrus and apple, and a slight mineraliness.
As it warms up, there's an acidic bite, and it veers perilously close to taking on a sourness. But then, why are you drinking Riesling at room temperature?
At this price point, it's a perfect everyday drinker. It's not a complicated wine that will age well, so it's great for those autumn evenings when one just wants a white wine to share while binge-watching Netflix with a bowl of popcorn.
A hearty thanks to Woot for the opportunity to Debate these Grapes!
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