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2007 Betz Family Clos de Betz
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 120
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SMHalps Likes this wine: 94 points
October 20, 2023 - Why last bottle, and I brought it to a WA State Blend night with my wine group. This was the favorite of the night. Long complex finish. Medium bodied.
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gwarnken Likes this wine: 90 points
August 25, 2023 - A nicely aged wine with complex aromas and flavors.
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TriCitiesWinos Likes this wine: 94 points
March 10, 2023 - This has all the layers of flavor you’d expect from a 16 year old WA wine. It is 56% Merlot, 21% Cab Sauv and a balance of Malbec, Mourvèdre, and petit Verdot).
At first taste this is dry, medium body, acid and tannin forward. Aromas of old leather and saucy cherries - on the taste it’s sandal wood, slight plum and other black fruits. It’s like eating a handful of wet dirt at points.
As it opens, it’s a really complex- it’s a great wine 👍🏽 ❤️ 👍🏽 and we love it even more. -
akinisky wrote:
February 11, 2023 - Had at wine tasting dinner at Betz. This was soft and smooth with faint tastes of vanilla and oak. Not sure how long the wine was open before we consumed it but it was my favorite of the three that were poured.
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golfhawk Likes this wine: 92 points
September 15, 2022 - Still drinking great but doesn’t have much left in it. Has more character than the ‘08 which is more traditional blend.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2009, IWC Issue #147 (link)(Betz Family Vineyards Clos de Betz Red Wine Columbia Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Brave New World of Wine Part 1, Episode #966, 1/12/2011 (link) 94 points(Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-beautiful nose; almost Bordeaux-like (Pomerol); chalky; tobacco; good red fruit; PALATE-this wine really speaks to me; EXTREMELY smooth; really Bordeaux-like meaning it's not over-dominated by fruit -- there is great red fruit (cranberry, raspberry); there is a savory component with the sour fruit (rhubarb); almost like a soy sauce with minerality; very long finish; one of the better mid-palates that I've seen in a very long time; this connects the dots perfectly; nice long finish; chalkiness; chocolate; I'm a HUMONGOUS fan of this wine; at $40 bones, one of the better values; a complex backbone and structure; ST-93; WE-93; JM-94; GV-94
Washington Wine Report
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By Sean Sullivan
3/23/2010 (link) **** points(Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz Columbia Valley) Brilliantly colored. Aromatic with toast, smoke, and oak spices along with an underlayer of black fruit. Shows a little bit of heat at times on the nose. On the taste, pure, rich black cherry fruit along with silky tannins. 62% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot. Fruit is 39% Red Mountain, 33% Horse Heaven Hills, and 28% Yakima Valley (Ciel du Cheval, Kiona vineyards, Alder Ridge, and Red Willow vineyards). Aged 17 months in French barriques (65% new). 14.7% alcohol. Give 2-3 years.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2007
- Type Red
- Producer Betz Family
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Clos de Betz
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Columbia Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 748 (39%)
- Consumed 1,147 (61%)
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- Wine2007 Betz Family Clos de Betz
- ProducerBetz Family
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationColumbia Valley
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