A delightfully scented wine, the 2019 Lemberger offers notions of dusty cherry skin, dried herbs and vanilla. Medium-bodied, the palate is lively and balanced, offering a fresh frame of dark red fruit and then a subtle rusticity across the mid-palate with fine-grained, silky tannins. The Lemberger concludes with notions of high-toned, red fruit flavors over the lingering finish.

Also recommended, but no tasting note given. Having planted Kiona Vineyards in 1975, John Williams and Jim Holmes count as Red Mountain pioneers, and the Williams family continues to bottle wines principally from their estate fruit, which is also coveted and purchased by a range of other wineries, most notably and prestigiously Betz Family. Tel. (509) 588-6716