2008 Fall Line Winery Red Willow Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  11/17/2020 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 89 Points

  Smooth easy drinking red with a few years on it. Nothing profound or deeply meaningful, but balanced and enjoyable (for the right price - thank you Jon). A great "go to hamburger wine" that doesn't cost much more than the burger.

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  9/3/2019 - Quarked wrote: 87 Points

  I've had 3 of these now, and while fine to drink, they do not impress me. Very much a Washington wine in flavor profile, but not as well integrated as others at this price point. Candied fruit that is starting to fade, but the heat is still too much in evidence. Does improve with air, but not a repeat buy.

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  10/23/2018 - John Nezlek wrote: 86 Points

  Note: I use a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
  
  I was not as wowed as others were by the bottle. It was still very good (does everyone use 85 as starting point for very good).
  Reasonable balance, but it do not have the depth of flavors to raise the bar to 90, which is meant to represent outstanding.
  Not much change from Day 1 to Day 2.

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  11/2/2016 - kakpoo wrote: 91 Points

  Wow, its amazing what 4 years of time and wine experience will do to a wine impression. In my 2012 note on this wine I said it had a predominantly green bell pepper note that was really off-putting to my palate. That 2012 note was written when I was fixated on aged Bordeaux and I shunned most new world wine except for pinot noir. Now I have an appreciation for WA merlot (and new world wines in addition to old world wines) and this particular bottle has 4 more years of age on it. The nose has transformed from green pepper to tobacco, a hint of cherry and eucalyptus with some earthiness. The palate is more in line with how I imagine dark chocolate covered plums would taste. The rich palate morphs into a focused acidity with moderate tannins on the finish. This wine just went from being in my "give away" pile to my "I'm looking forward to drinking" pile. This wine was much better on day 2 so I highly recommend a long decant or holding in the cellar for 2-5 more years.

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  8/30/2015 - njgolfer Likes this wine: 90 Points

  In great balance right now. Tannins are fine and provide just enough structure. Hints of flint and pencil lead. Dark fruits and smooth cherry. Enjoy the restrained fruit versus blends out of California

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