2013 DeLille Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Ciel

JamesSuckling.com

• By James Suckling
  3/18/2018, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)

  (DeLille Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain Grand Ciel, Red, United States) Login and sign up and see review text.

• By Stephen Tanzer
  Focus on Washington: Hot Times in the Desert (Nov 2016), 11/1/2016, (See more on Vinous...)

  (Delille Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Ciel Washington) Login and sign up and see review text.

Full Pull

• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull DeLille, 11/28/2018

  (DeLille Cellars Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon) Hello friends. Today we have only the second-ever DeLille offer in Full Pull’s history. I’m delighted that the folks at this special Washington winery are willing to allow our list members access to some of their lovely wines. DeLille was founded in Woodinville in 1992 by Charles Lil, Greg Lil, Jay Soloff, and Chris Upchurch. To set the scene, at that point there were exactly four wineries in Woodinville. Two are still around today (Ste Michelle and Columbia), and two are gone (French Creek and Facelli). So DeLille is the third-oldest winery still operating in Woodinville, and they essentially pioneered the boutique winery movement in the area. They were also among the first to make and promote Bordeaux blends, and among the first to consider items in the vineyard like row orientation (previously many of the vineyards were oriented to match the surrounding roads), spacing, and clonal selection. Pioneers to be sure, and 25 years in, the wines are better than ever. We have a terrific trio today:DeLille planted Grand Ciel in 2001, in partnership with Jim Holmes of Ciel du Cheval Vineyard. To the best of my knowledge, they don’t sell any of the fruit from the site; it is a DeLille monopole, and this vintage is 100% Grand Ciel, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; a chance to experience a rare piece of Red Mountain terroir, at a TPU price twenty dollars lower than last year’s 2012 vintage. It sees 20 months in 100% new French oak, and then gets another two years in bottle before release. James Suckling: Copyrighted material withheld. Wine Advocate: Copyrighted material withheld.