91-92: Not sure there's much more to evolve, but this wine has settled down so much since I last had it ten years or so ago. The heat is gone, it's got tons of ripe black fruit still, tannins are pretty well resolved. It's big, juicy, average finish. Nice bottle.
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Amazing nose of expressive wild berries but requires at least 30 minutes of decanting to have the tannins calm down. Good berry fruit with notes of cassis, licorice and a touch of earth. Gets better over time.
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We loved this one on release, but tonight it was just ordinary. Probably a testament to how my tastes have changed over the years. It was still pretty good, showing ripe berries, licorice, and a bit of spice on the nose. On the palate it is ripe, fruit dominated, with decent acidity. Polished, but not overly done. Average finish.
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Drinking perfectly right now. Decanted for 30 minutes. Tastes of fresh Yakima cherries balanced with some soft tannins made this the best wine of the evening.
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A bit harsh on Pop and pour. Nice fruit, a bit of oak still showing but not as smooth or knitted as expected. Still needed an hour or so decant I guess, but we didn't wait since dinner was ready. I almost wonder if this was an off bottle.
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Blackberry, cassis, forest floor, violets, raspberry, cloves, and some wood on the nose. Blackberry, cassis, herbs, a little vanilla, and spice on the palate. There's some nice acidity that keeps this fresh and juicy. Some tannin at the tail. Nice medium-long finish. No doubt this is new world and oaky -- maybe too oaky for some people -- but it's quite delicious. Good value too. Will buy more. 90-91
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I have little experience with washington state wines as this note may show. Most if not all the wines I've had from Washington have been ripe fruit bombs with too much vanilla for my tastes. This wine was ripe but very dry. The acidity really surprised me. There is an elegance and old world quality to the wine. This is not extremely complex but it is very enjoyable, and the fine tannins, fruit and acid makes me think this wine is young and may be even better down the road. I do get a little faint herbacious and a little coffee note with the abundant fruit. This wine reminds me not to be too quick to generalize and judge a region you don't know much about.
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decanted for 1 hour and consumed over 3.5 hours. delectable nose of red and blue fruits, with a wallop of oak. if i didn't like oak so much, i would venture to say the oak is out of balance; but i love oak, so it worked for me. a little devoid of complexities at this stage, but with another 3-5 years this should be even better. so far, this is one of my favorite washington bordeaux blends i've had. delish!
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Very ripe, extracted, heavily oaked style. Deep dark blueberry color, aromas of dark fruit and mineral. Silky tannins, finish is long and relatively sweet.
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Quite good. Reasonably powerful nose showing the cab sauv and cab franc, cherry and blueberry in the mouth. Present-but-not-overpowering tannins. Worth a second look.
Drink through 2017.
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taste: Lovely and elegant medium feel with rich tones of spices, red cherries, and red currants. Very good tannins with good medium acidity
overall: a slight notch below the other offerings from Sheridan, but this was still a real pretty and elegant wine that had a lot of polish to it that made it very attractive
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5/26/2023 - phandley66 wrote: 92 Points
Holding up really well. Cherry cola notes. Pomegranate, chocolate. Rhubarb. Huge finish.
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5/1/2022 - djpo wrote: 92 Points
Full bodied, delicious.
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11/13/2020 - BBinSC wrote: 91 Points
91-92: Not sure there's much more to evolve, but this wine has settled down so much since I last had it ten years or so ago. The heat is gone, it's got tons of ripe black fruit still, tannins are pretty well resolved. It's big, juicy, average finish. Nice bottle.
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8/31/2019 - Schiffy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Amazing nose of expressive wild berries but requires at least 30 minutes of decanting to have the tannins calm down. Good berry fruit with notes of cassis, licorice and a touch of earth. Gets better over time.
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3/31/2018 - CieloVista wrote: 92 Points
....leather and lace
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10/22/2015 - ron m wrote:
We loved this one on release, but tonight it was just ordinary. Probably a testament to how my tastes have changed over the years. It was still pretty good, showing ripe berries, licorice, and a bit of spice on the nose. On the palate it is ripe, fruit dominated, with decent acidity. Polished, but not overly done. Average finish.
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5/11/2015 - uncle al Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking beautifully. A great Washington wine. Wish I had more.
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4/23/2015 - JohnSh wrote: flawed
This had a weird acidic bite to it, and it tasted like there were some bacterial issues. Not rated.
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11/29/2014 - jefe-alto wrote: 93 Points
Drinking perfectly right now. Decanted for 30 minutes. Tastes of fresh Yakima cherries balanced with some soft tannins made this the best wine of the evening.
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11/11/2013 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 89 Points
A bit harsh on Pop and pour. Nice fruit, a bit of oak still showing but not as smooth or knitted as expected. Still needed an hour or so decant I guess, but we didn't wait since dinner was ready. I almost wonder if this was an off bottle.
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6/29/2013 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 91 Points
Flavors same as prior. Very nice structure, lots of life left.
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4/7/2013 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 Points
2 hour decant- big bold spice box up front that flows through seamlessly- no heat- full bodied. Good value.
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12/20/2012 - pdemaio Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lovely and coming into it's own. A big delicious wine with none of the awkwardness it had on release. I wonder how much better it will become.
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8/15/2012 - bugdoced wrote: 90 Points
opened up nicely over 30 minutes; worth the wait;good qpr
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6/14/2012 - rmh66 wrote: 91 Points
Blackberry, cassis, forest floor, violets, raspberry, cloves, and some wood on the nose. Blackberry, cassis, herbs, a little vanilla, and spice on the palate. There's some nice acidity that keeps this fresh and juicy. Some tannin at the tail. Nice medium-long finish. No doubt this is new world and oaky -- maybe too oaky for some people -- but it's quite delicious. Good value too. Will buy more. 90-91
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4/10/2012 - Outplaying wrote:
I have little experience with washington state wines as this note may show. Most if not all the wines I've had from Washington have been ripe fruit bombs with too much vanilla for my tastes. This wine was ripe but very dry. The acidity really surprised me. There is an elegance and old world quality to the wine. This is not extremely complex but it is very enjoyable, and the fine tannins, fruit and acid makes me think this wine is young and may be even better down the road. I do get a little faint herbacious and a little coffee note with the abundant fruit. This wine reminds me not to be too quick to generalize and judge a region you don't know much about.
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12/15/2011 - uncle al wrote: 91 Points
A very pleasant wine. Dark fruit and oak. Also with good spice and some sweetness. Reminded me of an Amarone. A very different but interesting wine.
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7/4/2011 - ClubTerry wrote: 93 Points
Only getting better with more time in the bottle.
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5/12/2011 - caeleric Likes this wine:
decanted for 1 hour and consumed over 3.5 hours. delectable nose of red and blue fruits, with a wallop of oak. if i didn't like oak so much, i would venture to say the oak is out of balance; but i love oak, so it worked for me. a little devoid of complexities at this stage, but with another 3-5 years this should be even better. so far, this is one of my favorite washington bordeaux blends i've had. delish!
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1/11/2011 - wineotim wrote: 91 Points
Very ripe, extracted, heavily oaked style. Deep dark blueberry color, aromas of dark fruit and mineral. Silky tannins, finish is long and relatively sweet.
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12/22/2010 - THaas wrote: 90 Points
Tasted quickly without formal notes.
Quite good. Reasonably powerful nose showing the cab sauv and cab franc, cherry and blueberry in the mouth. Present-but-not-overpowering tannins. Worth a second look.
Drink through 2017.
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6/9/2010 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 92 Points
Cab franc blueberry pretty pronounced, Deep black blue fruit and silk. Nice wine.
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9/14/2009 - KeithAkers wrote: 90 Points
Washington Wine Commision tasting (Rooftop Terrace, Millenium Park, Chicago IL): nose: a real nice perfumed and hi-toned nose with floral bits, red cherries, red currants and some spice tones. Good depth with expressive rich fruit tones
taste: Lovely and elegant medium feel with rich tones of spices, red cherries, and red currants. Very good tannins with good medium acidity
overall: a slight notch below the other offerings from Sheridan, but this was still a real pretty and elegant wine that had a lot of polish to it that made it very attractive
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