Walla Walla

Purple in color, ruby at the rim, opaque and bright.  The nose is tight but opens to show black cherries, slight black raspberries, white pepper, slight roasted meats, and spice.  Medium bodied.  Nice texture.  Good acidity.  On the palate, flavors of black cherries, black raspberries, with some char.  Good finish.  This needs air or cellar time still and may improve.  Nice on its own, this will be a bit better with food to open it up.  A nice match would be Osso Bucco.  Drink over the next ten to fifteen years.  

Purple/ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright.  The nose has black raspberries, black olives, black pepper and spices.  Medium bodied.  Medium tannins.  On the palate, flavors of black raspberries, some black cherries, slight black pepper and an interesting tart cherry note.  Good finish.  This drinks well on its own but probably better with food.  This would be great with various curries.  

Bottled only in Magnum.  Purple in color, opaque and bright.  The nose is classic Washington Syrah.  Black raspberries, char, slight burnt rubber, slight chocolate and spice.  Full bodied.  Medium tannins.  Nicely balanced.  On the palate, flavors of black raspberries, slight chocolate, char, black pepper and slight roasted meats.  Long finish.  This is complex and deep.  Still young but moving along.  Drink over the next ten to twenty years.  It will work well with grilled or Roasted foods (not seafood).

Purple in color, opaque and bright.  The nose is classic Washington Syrah.  Black raspberries, burnt rubber, black olives, black pepper and earthiness.  Full bodied.  Medium tannins.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is up front and tasty with black raspberry fruit, earthiness and char.  Nice finish.  A big wine but not as exuberant as California Syrahs.  This needs a couple more years to develop until peak then should drink well for twenty.  Nice on its own, this would be a nice match with Indian food.

This is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Syrah from the Powerline Vineyard in Walla Walla.  Garnet in color, mostly opaque and bright.  The nose has black raspberries, graphite and an earthiness.  Medium bodied.  Medium tannins.  On the palate, black raspberries and slight black olives with good acidity. Long finish.  This drinks nicely on its own and worked well with Mushroom Burgers.  Still young, this should drink well for another ten to fifteen years.  

A nice take on a Washington state Syrah.  Purple in color with some ruby swirls.  The nose has black cherries, cloves, black pepper and char.  Medium tannins.  Plenty of depth.  On the palate, black cherries with underlying minerality and char.  Good acidity.  Long finish.  This is still on the younger side but should drink well for another ten to fifteen years.  A nice choice with Beef Stew.  

This is 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, and 11% Cabernet Franc from Washington.  Inky purple in color, opaque and bright.  The nose has cassis, black cherries, cedar and spice.  Firm tannins.  On the palate, this is a big, ripe wine (especially for Walla Walla) but there is some depth.  Black cherries, some cassis and cedar notes.  This drinks well now and should continue for another ten to fifteen years.  It drinks very well on its own but should work well with food to go with the ripeness (i.e. Duck a L'Orange).