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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 81 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by VinoHunter on 3/26/2021 & rated 90 points: Last of my bottles and not as memorable as the others. Maybe some fall off? Maybe less fruit. Still good, but probably at its peak. (1012 views) | | | Tasted by VinoHunter on 8/7/2020 & rated 92 points: Absolutely wonderful... (1017 views) | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 3/25/2020 & rated 92 points: This showed bright garnet and inky purple color, medium full bodied with huge aromatics of floral and lavender with full forward bright vibrant flavors of black currant and black cherry fruits with a layer of vanilla and sweet caramel mocha on a full cloying lingering tannin finish.
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2020/03/dunham-cellars-trutina-red-bordeaux.html (1260 views) | | | Tasted by Barros Wine Cellar on 1/24/2020 & rated 91 points: Still alot of fruit on this bad boy... I would say at it's peak now.... Nice finish.... Love it!! (1283 views) | | | Tasted by BGK810 on 9/23/2018 & rated 91 points: Delicious - similar notes to 6 months ago. Black cherry and dark fruit flavors with beautifully integrated oak. (1613 views) | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 9/18/2018 & rated 92 points: While not as complex or polished as the Dunham flagship label, Trutina was very impressive going on a decade of age. This showed bright garnet and inky purple color, medium full bodied with huge aromatics of floral and lavender with full forward bright vibrant flavors of black currant and black cherry fruits with a layer of sweet caramel mocha on a full cloying lingering tannin finish.
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2018/09/dunham-cellars-trutina-columbia-valley.html (1554 views) | | | Tasted by BGK810 on 2/24/2018 & rated 92 points: Delicious. Black cherry, black berry, beautifully integrated oak. Yum! (1617 views) | | | Tasted by VinoHunter on 1/7/2018 & rated 91 points: Still drinking great, no fall off at all... (1704 views) | | | Tasted by boogie96 on 6/14/2017 & rated 90 points: Butterscotch nose, cherry syrup, some earthy tones sneaking in at the end. Wonderful mouth feel. I get a little spiciness right up front, that gives way to bell peppers, dark plumbs, & leather. (2165 views) | | | Tasted by VinoHunter on 3/26/2017 & rated 91 points: Still a wonderful wine. Food pairing is important with this one and I prefer the wine by itself. Buttery nose with a upper medium chocolate pallet. (1691 views) | | | Tasted by VinoHunter on 11/5/2016 & rated 91 points: The nose of butterscotch on this wine is still there and its what I like most about this wine. One could just simply smell this all night. Consumed this second, which was a mistake. Drink this by itself to appreciate its classic Washington flavors. Dunham always does a great job with this blend. (1886 views) | | | Tasted by Quarked on 8/5/2016 & rated 91 points: Wonderful blend. Smooth, enough body to be interesting, with tobacco and cherry notes. I'll note that it was rather "generic" in that I would never have guessed Washington as its source, but I don't see that as a deficiency. (1839 views) | | | Tasted by lyle@vinchicago.com on 8/3/2015 & rated 91 points: Very unfair to go off a 2.5 year old memory of when I first tried this and then skip ahead to now. I think I may have missed a bit of the minty freshness I remember being such a significant note at the original tasting. Has definitely picked up integration and nobody should find a hard-edge here. The oak management is not overdone to my tastes, and there is good balance. The wine maintains freshness and held well over three nights open (fridged remaining third). I wouldn't race down to drink the bottles up, but I do think it's a great time to be drinking them. The acidity was far from racy, and there's not a great deal of tannin. It was a relatively elegant affair that again did not overwhelm appetizers or my Roast Duck w/cherry sauce and pheasant sausage (I'm a fatty). Tasted next to '09 Ch. Malartic-Lagravierre, it wasn't easy to pick a preference. The BDX won on power, heft and length. This was the lighter-fruited wine of the duo. (2719 views) | | | Tasted by VinoHunter on 5/17/2015 & rated 91 points: Decanted for an hour at the restaurant and consumed with NY steak and duck. Butterscotch notes are still there, but not as pronounced. A wonderful medium body blend from WA. (2228 views) | | | Tasted by pbard on 3/6/2015 & rated 92 points: Aging spectacularly (2234 views) | | | Tasted by dsgris on 11/18/2014 & rated 88 points: Inky dark purple, blue fruits and cedar on the nose. Dry, tart bitter sweet tannins, bold body and fruit. Not for the AFWE crowd, but if you like some oak on the finish, you will be happy with this one. On day one PnP, just a bit raw @ 88 pts. It never rose higher after a couple of days. TW thought it was pretty good for a red, so that is a winner. (2708 views) | | | Tasted by Wine12345 on 1/10/2014 & rated 92 points: Great vintage, excellent wine. Fastastic (3737 views) | | | Tasted by pbard on 12/8/2013: Silky and concentrated. Nice. (3229 views) | | | Tasted by bcmatthias on 11/30/2013 & rated 88 points: Flavors faded on the finish. (3174 views) | | | Tasted by dpohlman on 11/28/2013 & rated 93 points: The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Slow. It smells like Black currant (cassis), and Red Currant. It tastes like Coffee, Black currant (cassis), and Cherry. The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Satin-like texture. The wine finishes Long. I vacuum sealed it each night, but it continued to improve over a three day period. (3120 views) | | | Tasted by seattle64 on 11/13/2013 & rated 91 points: I thought it was complex, smooth, deep, and nicely oaked. I agree with some, it's a little soft and easy but still a very nice wine. (2898 views) | | | Tasted by mcsac67 on 10/5/2013 & rated 85 points: Given how much I had liked several previous bottles, I am surprised how disaapointed I was in this wine. The wine tasted very thin with a minty edge that was not at all pleasant. A bad bottle? (2087 views) | | | Tasted by Wine12345 on 9/17/2013 & rated 92 points: This is an awesome wine for the price. Excellent! (2108 views) | | | Tasted by VinLancaster on 9/5/2013: Somewhat big on oak and alcohol, this begs for ample aeration. After two-three hours of slow ox, this showed beautifully. Deeply concentrated, intriguing dark fruit, mocha and a powerful finish; this blend is attractively balanced and has fantastic QPR to boot. (1281 views) | | | Tasted by DSP on 8/20/2013 & rated 83 points: Hot and thin. Very little flavor to speak of. (2154 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Sean Sullivan
Washington Wine Report (12/19/2012)
(Dunham Cellars Trutina Red Wine Columbia Valley) An aromatically compelling wine with cocoa powder, dark fruit, and sweet spices. The palate has taught tannins and tart dark fruit flavors. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 6% Syrah, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Malbec. Lewis, Double River, Frenchtown, Phinny Hill, and Double Canyon vineyards. 13.5% alcohol. Aged in French and American oak. 3,879 cases produced. **** points |
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| Dunham Cellars Producer website2009 Dunham Cellars TrutinaFull Pull:
Hello friends. Another week, another issue of Wine Spectator Advance with a strong review for a list favorite from Washington. I tasted this wine during my most recent sojourn to Walla Walla and had it lined up for a November offering, but I’m tearing that plan up like a losing horserace ticket. There’s no time to waste for a wine that could end up as a Spectator Top 100 darling:
Wine Spectator (Harvey Steiman): “($26); [REVIEW TEXT WITHHELD]. 92pts.”
As a reminder, Spectator generally considers four factors for their Top 100 list: quality (score); value (release price); availability (cases made or imported); and the “X-factor.” That last one is qualitative, and therefore unmeasurable, but we can gather a lot from the first three factors.
We ran a five-year analysis of northwest wines in Spectator’s Top 100 list (this is what happens when an applied math major ends up in the wine trade), and it turns out that eight 92pt wines have made the cut. Their prices ranged from $22-$48 (median $29) and production from 1519-5800 cases (median 2815). So the 2009 Dunham ($26; 3757 cases) comes in at lower-than-median price and higher-than-median production: both good signs. Our model puts the chances of this wine ending up in the Top 100 at 78.4%.
Okay, that last sentence was a joke. We don’t really have a model that spits out percentages. At least not yet. But I’d say the odds are good for this one.
And the wine is good, too. As I mentioned, I tasted it with the Dunham folks in Walla Walla and was deeply impressed. Trutina has really been picking up steam in the past few vintages. We offered the 2008, and that one generated a slew of reorder requests, until it was sold out.
In 2009, the blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, rounded out with small amounts of Cab Franc, Malbec, and Syrah. I found it very Cabernet in character, with notes of cassis, beetroot, bay leaf, and some lovely earth/soil components. The thing to remember about Trutina: despite the price, this is not declassified juice. Dunham has the Three-Legged Red for that purpose. Trutina is a barrel selection, and it shows. This is ridiculously classy juice for the tariff.Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.Washington Washington Wine Commission | Credit to Washingtonwine.org for this article
Washington Wine
Washington State is a premium wine producing region located in the northwest corner of the United States. Although a relatively young wine industry, it is now the nation's second largest wine producer and is ranked among the world's top wine regions. Washington wines are found nationally in all 50 states and internationally in more than 40 countries.
Wineries
With 30,000+ acres planted, the state has ideal geography and conditions for growing premium vinifera wine grapes. Primarily grown on their own root stocks, the vines produce grapes of consistent quality, resulting in strong vintages year after year. While its focus is on Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, the region also produces a wide range of other spectacular whites and reds.
Growers
Winemakers from all over the world have chosen to establish themselves in Washington, where they can create wines reflecting this region's unique characteristics. Their hand-crafted wines are receiving wide acclaim from critics regionally, nationally and internationally for their consistently high quality. Many of them have received scores of 90 and above from the major wine media. Overall this is a higher percentage than other leading wine regions.
Regions
As the state's fourth largest fruit crop, the Washington wine industry is an important contributor to the long-term preservation of Washington agriculture. The industry is committed to sustainable agricultural practices and conservation of water resources.
Washington State is a premium wine producing region located in the northwest corner of the United States. Although a relatively young wine industry, it is now the nation's second largest wine producer and is ranked among the world's top wine regions. Washington wines are found nationally in all 50 states and internationally in more than 40 countries.
Varieties
Washington produces more than 20 wine grape varieties - a ratio of 56 percent white to 44 percent red. As the industry matures and experiments, it finds many grape varieties that thrive throughout Washington's microclimates. There are more than 16,000 vineyard acres of red wine varieties statewide.
History & Vintages
Washington's wine future is limitless. As consumers discover the quality of Washington wines, demand continues to grow nationally and internationally. New acreage and wine varietals are being planted and new wineries are opening at a remarkable pace. Washington State is recognized as a premium viticultural region around the world.
State Facts
Washington's wine industry generates more than $3 billion to the state economy. It employs more than 14,000 people, directly and indirectly, with projections to add nearly 2,000 more jobs by 2006. In terms of tax revenues accrued to the state and federal government, wine grapes are among the highest tax generators of any agricultural crops. Furthermore, Washington wine tourism attracts nearly two million visitors annually contributing to the positive growth of local and regional economies.
Washington State - the perfect climate for wine = ideal growing conditions, quality wines, business innovation, lifestyle, and social responsibility. All are key elements of this world-class wine industry.
Vintages
"2008 and even more so 2010 and 2011 were cool, even cold vintages (think: 2002 in the Barossa) without the extreme ripeness, extract and higher alcohol that had become the norm in the state’s post 1995 world. 2008 was manageable but the duo of 2010/2011 nearly caused a “great depression” in Washington State." - Jon RimmermanColumbia Valley Columbia Cascade Winery Association
The Columbia Valley AVA lies mostly in Washington state, with a small section in Oregon. The Cascade Range forms its western boundary with the Palouse regions bordering the area to the east. To the north, the Okanogan National Forest forms a border with the AVA and Canada. It encompasses the valleys formed by the Columbia River and its tributaries, including the Walla Walla River, the Snake River, and the Yakima River. The Columbia valley stretches between the 46th parallel and 47th parallel which puts it in line with the well known French wine growing regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy. The northern latitude gives the areas two more hours of additional daylight during the summer growing season than wine regions of California receive. The volcanic and sandy loam soil of the valley offers good drainage and is poor in nutrients, ideal in forcing the vine to concentrate its resources into the grape clusters.Columbia Valley Columbia Valley Winery Association |
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