| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2006 McCrea Counoise Ciel du Cheval VineyardRed Mountain more |
4/25/2024 - wtianseter wrote: flawedbottle gone; metallic taste;Highly effevescent |
| Red |
2002 McCrea MourvèdreYakima Valley more |
4/8/2024 - Stufts Likes this wine: 92 pointsDark, unctuous, surprising amount of primary dark fruit left even after 20+ years. Notes of cocoa, tobacco underneath blackberries and dark plums. Smooth tannins, very well integrated at this point. Wish I had more. |
| Red |
2003 McCrea Syrah Boushey VineyardYakima Valley more |
3/28/2024 - nlassow Likes this wine: NRWhat a surprise! Defying all odds pouring from a clear glass bottle, this syrah is still very much alive and showing notes of chocolate, dark fruits bordering on plum but not quite plum, and moderate resolved tannin. Umptuous. This wine shouldn't be this good at this age, but it is. I want more. It looks older than it drinks. |
| Red |
2003 McCrea MourvèdreYakima Valley more |
12/22/2023 - winot Likes this wine: 89 pointsMedium ruby/maroon with some staining. Nose is black currant pastille, a little stemmy, a little floral. Perhaps just slightly sweet on the palate, mid-bodied but lots of oomph. Good balance and length, and in the zone, no sign of being done at age 20. There is a glyceral effect that I often note in Mourvedres, which isn't my fave thing, but here it's OK. |
| White |
2000 McCrea ViognierYakima Valley more |
1/13/2024 - wtianseter wrote: 87 pointsThis bottle was aging nicely, with some mild nuttiness and little fruit flavor residual. It also had a little bit of Chardonnay-type bitterness in the late-middle of the mouth. Smooth finish. |
| Red |
2006 McCrea Counoise Ciel du Cheval VineyardRed Mountain more |
1/8/2024 - wtianseter wrote: flawedThe wine had developed a bit of Volatile acidity, but the wine was still drinkable. A unique flavor and color of wine. 85 |
| Red |
2010 McCrea MourvèdreYakima Valley more |
12/31/2023 - sjackson47 wrote: NRExcellent |
| Red |
2006 McCrea Counoise Ciel du Cheval VineyardRed Mountain more |
6/5/2023 - PIntag wrote: 84 pointsSimilar to the first bottle, but noticed the high alcohol more with this one. Strange wine. |
| Red |
2006 McCrea Counoise Ciel du Cheval VineyardRed Mountain more |
5/15/2023 - PIntag wrote: NR14.8% abv. From a recent auction "mystery pack" of well-stored Herb Farm collection wines. |
| Red |
2007 McCrea Syrah Boushey VineyardYakima Valley more |
1/15/2023 - chifred wrote: 89 pointsMuch improved. A little disjointed initially but melded after 60 minutes open. Smooth, medium full with tannins. Nice syrah nose with fruit and more on palate. |
| Red |
2009 McCrea SiroccoYakima Valley Red Rhone Blend more |
11/11/2022 - mattym19 wrote: 89 pointsOpen in the bottle for about 3 hours; initially it was hot, flabby, ripe, bitter. Very disjointed, no balance. Now it is settling down nicely: nose is dusty leather, savory herbs, still hot but not offensively so. Palate is very ripe plums and black cherries, cherry licorice, root beer notes. Its good acidity carried the richness though. Paired with a pan-seared ribeye and charred broccoli with curry sauce; honestly it was a pretty bad match, it definitely drank better on its own. It’s not life-changing but definitely in a decent place now, so maybe I should have just decanted it? |
| Red |
2010 McCrea MourvèdreYakima Valley more |
3/9/2022 - CharlesMoore Likes this wine: 99 pointsGiving 99 because there can't really be such a thing as a perfect bottle of wine. On the other hand, I am completely unable to identify any flaw in this wine, so perhaps I should have gone with 100. |
| Red |
2002 McCrea Syrah Cuvée OrleansYakima Valley more |
1/23/2022 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis is the best bottle yet of the 3 I bought last Fall. Very dark ruby color. |
| Red |
2002 McCrea Syrah Cuvée OrleansYakima Valley more |
12/18/2021 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 91 pointsMuch better than the last bottle. Starting to fade. Drink up. Still some life left though. Blue fruits. Savory notes. Nice balance. |
| Red |
2002 McCrea Syrah Cuvée OrleansYakima Valley more |
11/9/2021 - Brian Glas wrote: 84 pointsTasted after 30 minutes of air. Hot alcohol. Some fruit but it has mostly faded. Medium acid provides some balance but the high alcohol just throws this off kilter. |
| Red |
2005 McCrea SyrahYakima Valley more |
8/1/2021 - geomack Likes this wine: 89 pointsSurprisingly nice, given its age! A little sharp, liquorice flavor followed by juicy, black cherry, with a smooth finish. It went well with ground turkey with pasta. |
| Red |
2007 McCrea Syrah Ciel du Cheval VineyardRed Mountain more |
7/30/2021 - DaneM Likes this wine: NRStill in great shape, big flavor, an hour decant makes it even better. |
| Red |
2007 McCrea Syrah Ciel du Cheval VineyardRed Mountain more |
10/30/2020 - walkerjfw wrote: NRIts been 4 years since last bottle...very different experience and hoping (maybe) just a bad bottle. I have a couple left. |
| Red |
2007 McCrea Syrah Boushey VineyardYakima Valley more |
5/30/2020 - DaneM Likes this wine: NRWonderful experience, love Boushey fruit used correctly - not overpowering like so many WA syrahs from Walla Walla. |
| Red |
2010 McCrea MourvèdreYakima Valley more |
2/13/2020 - CharlesMoore Likes this wine: 98 pointsDepths beyond your deepest imaginings. |
| Red |
2009 McCrea Syrah Boushey VineyardYakima Valley more |
2/10/2020 - appleforest Likes this wine: 91 pointsBrought up from mid-50sF cellar 2h before serving, opened and did not decant. No issues from being too old, but ready to drink without needing air. Very impressive flavor profile. I'd say probably best to drink during 2020. |
| Red |
2003 McCrea Syrah Ciel du Cheval VineyardRed Mountain more |
9/16/2019 - mercurius wrote: 94 pointsThis was a near perfect Syrah. It sung for four days and I'm just finishing my last glass now. Tannin are completely resolved and more on the meaty/bacon side than the olive brine side. Sadly my last bottle. |
| Red |
2008 McCrea Syrah AmeriqueYakima Valley more |
4/27/2019 - Doc2 Likes this wine: NR6:40 start - PnP blue berries, black berries, white pepper, medium + acidity and slight leather. 7:30 - blackberries, white pepper, ?raspberry? 8:10 dark fruit, pepper, long finish 8:45 fruit a little less, still present. Smoother but still with some acidity. shorter finish. Asking for barbecue. |
| Red |
2009 McCrea SiroccoYakima Valley Red Rhone Blend more |
12/27/2018 - MoreWinePlease Likes this wine: 89 pointsGood berry flavors offering enough satisfaction but perhaps a bit past its prime. An earlier vintage, '05, was stunning. |
| Red |
2007 McCrea Syrah Boushey VineyardYakima Valley more |
2/3/2019 - gcarl wrote: 90 pointsNothing has changed in 7 months and I don't expect any improvement. |
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