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2010 Maison Bleue Grenache La Montagnette Upland Vineyard
Grenache
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
- Yakima Valley Snipes Mountain
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Community Tasting Notes 30
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3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 points
November 17, 2023 - Day 1: Love Wine Bid. For some reason avoided them for years but off the chart values over the last year. $31 to the door on this one. Really a cool wine with raspberries, minerals, spice, menthol, candied strawberries, dust and earth. Super complex wine and enjoyable Probably at its peak so drink and enjoy. 93 points
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ChrisinCowiche wrote: 93 points
November 30, 2020 - Thanksgiving wine and it was drinking beautifully. Plenty of fruit remaining and a nice depth that I don't remember from earlier drinking.
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DaneM Likes this wine:
March 8, 2020 - Soft structure, exceptional fruit. Drink now if you still have some.
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SeaWine Likes this wine: 92 points
December 13, 2018 - The purity of fruit here was beautiful and delicious. Definitely New World, but not over-the-top, this was ultra-clean and precise, with tannins that were largely resolved but with just a hint of fine-grained texture. Not as good on day 2. My favorite Maison Bleue wine thus far. 91-92
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garambler Likes this wine: 91 points
October 28, 2017 - I had this with pulled pork on 10/28/17. It had a deep, elegant, harmonious bouquet of black cherry, raspberry, cola, baking spice and mocha aromas. The palate was rich, elegant and seamlessly balanced with flavors of black cherry, raspberry, cola, mocha, mineral and spice.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2012, IWC Issue #165 (link)(Maison Bleue Winery Grenache La Montagnette Upland Vineyard Snipes Mountain) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Issue #12, 6/23/2012 (link)(Maison Bleue Grenache La Montagnette Upland Vineyard) Subscribe to see review text.
Washington Wine Report
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By Sean Sullivan
5/10/2012 (link) ***** points(Maison Bleue La Montagnette Grenache Upland Vineyard Snipes Mountain) Wound up tightly initially, this wine unfurls to reveal great aromatic complexity with wild raspberries, plum, peppery spice, and cassis. An incredibly compelling, rich mouthfeel that brings both weight and ethereal lightness with exceptional purity of fruit. A seemingly endless finish. Unlike any other Grenache being produced in the state, this wine is simply in a class by itself. 100% Grenache. 30% whole berries, 15% stem inclusion. Aged 10 months in five year-old French oak barrels. Racked once with regular lees stirring. 14.8% alcohol. 165 cases produced. Sample provided by winery.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type Red
- Producer Maison Bleue
- Varietal Grenache
- Designation La Montagnette
- Vineyard Upland Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Yakima Valley Snipes Mountain
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 72 (25%)
- Consumed 217 (75%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
94% Like It 17 votes
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- ProducerMaison Bleue
- VarietyGrenache
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
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