Wine from Columbia Valley

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: The 2015 Sorella is superb, unwinding in the glass with a youthful but already complex bouquet of crushed cassis, cherries, pencil shavings, subtle cigar smoke and espresso roast. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon has a ripe nose with a precise core of generous, healthy and robust red and black fruits. Bursting from the glass, chocolate-covered black cherries with elegant blackberry tones effortlessly...

jebdunnuck.com, 97 points: Lots of cassis, camphor, spice, and violets notes as well as background oak emerge from the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, which is all Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 22 months in new barrels. With full-bodied richness, awesome...

jebdunnuck.com, 99 points: The flagship release, the 2016 Syrah Royal City is all from the Stoneridge Vineyard on the Royal Slope (not far from the Frenchman Hills). It was not destemmed and spent 27 months in 60% new French oak. Offering a...

jebdunnuck.com, 96 points: A cuvée made for winemaker Brennen Leighton's wife and a field blend of 70% Mourvèdre, 25% Grenache, and 5% Syrah, the 2017 Gratitude ranks with the finest Mourvèdres to come from the state. Awesome notes of black...

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Well-knit and delicately spirited, with expressive blackberry, tobacco and spice flavors that persist toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2028. 863 cases made. — TF

jamessuckling.com, 93 points: This has a very assertive, ripe dark-fruit core with blackberries, cherries and dark plums, as well as chocolate on offer. Really showing well already, these tannins are ripe yet sturdy. A blend of 87% cabernet sauvignon...

jamessuckling.com, 92 points: This is a red with a solid core of fruit and bundled tannins. It’s full-bodied, tight and intense. Drink or hold.

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: The aromas provide appeal, with notes of pure raspberry, red currant, baking spice and milk chocolate. The medium-bodied palate shows a sense of deftness to the fruit and barrel flavors. It's a terrific example of the...

Vinous, 93 points: Bright ruby-red. Pungent scents of black raspberry, boysenberry, licorice, minerals and fresh herbs. Sweeter than the Ciel du Cheval, and a bit more pliant and forward. If the Ciel is characterized by blueberry, this wine...

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...

jebdunnuck.com, 96 points: Deep purple-colored, the 2015 Petit Verdot Olsen Brother's Vineyard is 100% varietal that spent 22 months in 40% new French oak. It's a beautiful wine loaded with notions of blueberries, leafy herbs, hints of wet stone...

jebdunnuck.com, 95 points: The 2015 Cabernet / Syrah Ovide Jack's Vineyard is named after Charles’ father and comes from a site next to River Rock, both in the Rocks region of the Walla Walla Valley. A blend of 70/30 Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah...

Vinous, 93 points: Dark ruby-red. Inviting dark perfume of cassis, blackberry and violet. Seriously concentrated, intense and sharply delineated, showing captivating floral lift to its very deep dark berry and licorice flavors. Still a bit...

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...