Exceptionally ripe and yet beautifully proportioned, this has a gravelly base under bright red currant and raspberry fruit. Tight and tart initially, it opens into a lush, superripe wine that finishes a bit hard and green but with bright, intense baking spice highlights.——P.G.(12/31/2010)—— 92

Though labeled Columbia Valley, this is 100% Red Mountain fruit from top vineyards. The blend yields a beautifully detailed wine, mixing sweet herbs with currant, berry, and some refined notes of clover, gravel, sharp acids and tight tannins. At 15% alcohol there is nothing shy about it.——P.G.(12/31/2009)—— 91