Red Wine from Washington

jebdunnuck.com, 94 points: 94+ The straight 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (there’s 2% Malbec in the blend) comes from Walla Walla Valley and was brought up in 85% new French oak. This opaque purple-colored beauty offers terrific black currant and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: A Bandol-styled blend of 70% Mourvèdre, 25% Grenache and 5% Syrah, the 2015 Gratitude Olsen Brothers Vineyard wafts from the glass with fragrant aromas of red and black fruit, orange rind, aromatic bark and candied...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: 96+ Even deeper colored, the 2014 Walla Walla Reserve checks in as a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec, and 8% Petit Verdot. Its vibrant purple color is followed by sensational notes of crème de cassis...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: A classic Washington State Cabernet, the 2013 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a medium to full-bodied, elegant and vibrant effort that offers lots of violets, cassis, and spring flower-like aromas and flavors. It shows more...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Another sensational Merlot is the 2014 Merlot Stoneridge Vineyard, which also comes from the Wahluke Slope AVA in the middle of the state. This is a warm (hot) and dry terroir that consists of sandy loam and gravelly...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon King Coal Stoneridge Vineyard is another 80/20 split of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from the Stoneridge Vineyard. It offers notes of black cherries, red currants, dried flowers and dried...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Incorporating 70% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre and 15% Syrah, the 2015 Southern Blend reveals incipiently complex aromas of blackberries, cherries, licorice, fennel seed and garrigue. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Jack’s Vineyard offers up rich aromas of red and blackcurrants, espresso roast, burning embers and brown sugar. On the palate, it's full-bodied, rich and lavish, with an ample core of fruit...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: The 2014 Bel Canto is also showing very well indeed with a few years of bottle age, opening in the decanter and glass with notes of cassis, cigar wrapper, loamy soil, pencil shavings and black truffle. On the palate, it's...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: A new Walla Walla release, the 2014 Ovide Jack's Vineyard is a gorgeous black fruit, black olive, dried herbs and chocolate layered beauty that has ultra-fine tannin, a seamless profile and a great finish. It has more...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Showing great from barrel and now from bottle, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Upchurch Vineyard is a perfumed, elegant beauty that offers gorgeous creme de cassis, black cherry liqueur, graphite and dried violet aromas and...

jebdunnuck.com, 94 points: The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Artist Series checks in as a blend of 92% Cab Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot that spent 22 months in 60% new French oak. Like all the wines here, it's inky colored...

jebdunnuck.com, 94 points: The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Artist Series checks in as a blend of 92% Cab Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot that spent 22 months in 60% new French oak. Like all the wines here, it's inky colored...

jebdunnuck.com, 94 points: The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Artist Series checks in as a blend of 92% Cab Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot that spent 22 months in 60% new French oak. Like all the wines here, it's inky colored...

jamessuckling.com, 97 points: The blackcurrant and blueberry aromas are impressive with hints of mint. Full-bodied, yet tight and composed with plenty of tight, ripe tannins and a flavorful finish. So beautiful to taste now but will pay big dividends...