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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 106 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by SMHalps on 10/20/2023 & rated 91 points: Has this as part of a WA State Blend night with my wine group. Opened but not decanted for over 45 minutes before pouring. A nice Merlot dominated wine. I'm not sure how much longer it will last. This was actually mixed in with a few 2009s that I had purchased. (332 views) | | | Tasted by tomoem on 12/9/2021 & rated 92 points: CBCC - Intro to Amar evening
Quite aromatic and in mouth I get lead pencil alongside sweet prune, dried plum, and raisin. (1255 views) | | | Tasted by DRBvin on 6/30/2020 & rated 93 points: Estate grown,dark opaque color, plumy-graphite nose, complex blended palate of plum, dark fruit, earth, well balanced, full body, integrated tannins, smooth texture, long finish, 14.4% alc. DECANT 1-2 hours, improved second night. Has life ahead for at least 3- 5 years. (1740 views) | | | Tasted by Barry Notes on 6/27/2019 & rated 92 points: PnP, double decant for 1 hour. Clear, deep red/purple. Big wonderful nose. Med-full body, perfect drinking window with ideal balance and integration. Tannin's resolved, long finish. Always like this label and again didn't disappoint. Delicious and easy drinking. Nothing off. $39 (2218 views) | | | Tasted by der Schmecker on 6/19/2019 & rated 92 points: Nine years since bottling, smooth, mellow and satisfying. Drinking this reminded of a Dick Francis novel about a fictional character who bought great wines from outstanding vintages and uncorked them to enjoy, much to the horror of critics who considered such wines sacrosanct, as if enjoying them wasn't the point. Uriah is why I drink wine. Solid testament to the high quality of wine produced in Walla Walla, Washington which happens to be a really neat town. Visit Walla Walla. Visit Spring Valley Vineyards, or just buy their wine. Keep up the good work! Big fan! (2140 views) | | | Tasted by forcumba on 10/9/2018 & rated 90 points: Improved from the last time I had it. More integrated and balanced. Be sure to give this one about an hour to open up as there was some funk on the nose at the beginning that eventually blew off as the wine really opened up. Much better on night two. (2472 views) | | | Tasted by WVwino on 9/5/2018 & rated 91 points: In it's prime! (1883 views) | | | Tasted by phattyjrb on 6/30/2018 & rated 93 points: A real gem of a wine. (1827 views) | | | Tasted by jset22 on 6/3/2018 & rated 93 points: Incredible. Sweet but not overpowering. Had w ribs. (1519 views) | | | Tasted by joet626 on 2/9/2018 & rated 92 points: very good. Bit of earthiness to it. Cocoa on finish (1593 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Gopher on 1/23/2018 & rated 92 points: Cherry, tobacco, thyme with a hint of pencil lead on the mid-palate. The tannins are resolved so the finish is more about the fruit and acid than tannins. (1444 views) | | | Tasted by Jake112380 on 10/26/2017 & rated 92 points: Black cherry, cola, and tobacco on the nose. Similar flavors, firm tannins, and a long finish. (1666 views) | | | Tasted by ibglowin on 4/1/2017 & rated 93 points: Last of two bottles purchased and still hitting on all cylinders. Holding up beautifully for a wine from a cool vintage. This wine doesn't disappoint in the least. Paired very well with house made "Bucatini all’Amatriciana" (2267 views) | | | Tasted by phattyjrb on 1/29/2017 & rated 92 points: Yes yes yes.
Really nice and great for the price. (2444 views) | | | Tasted by gmbdds on 1/13/2017 & rated 91 points: Decanted and tasted single blind. I found this to be a graceful, lighter Uriah with a redder fruit profile and interesting spice box notes. Not easily identified. (2208 views) | | | Tasted by ibglowin on 10/22/2016 & rated 93 points: 1st of two bottles picked up several years ago. Wow, red berry, dark cherries, mint, mocha fine tannins that sail on forever and a finish that just won't quit. Fantastic bottle of wine. (2475 views) | | | Tasted by skifree on 9/20/2016 & rated 84 points: CT Seattle Merlot and Merlot blend Tasting (Amoroso Room, Bellevue Wine Storage): Dark garnet in the glass. Alcohol, bramble, and chocolate on the nose. Quite acidic in the mouth, with simple generic fruit blend dominating. Then the acids dominate the finish. Overall impression was of a simple wine. Tasted single blind at CT SEA merlot and merlot blend tasting. My eighth of nine, group's ninth of nine by a lot (it lost to a flawed wine!). The person who brought this was vocally adamant that they hated the wine, and were quite surprised to see it was the wine they brought upon reveal. (3223 views) | | | Tasted by Duderino on 3/29/2016 & rated 94 points: First of two in my cellar. Big, complex, great food wine. Outstanding. (2419 views) | | | Tasted by Bigred_seeker on 3/28/2016 & rated 92 points: Big, complex wine. My friends and I loved it with dinner last Saturday. Will try and source more, but don't know if I can find any '10 still. (2320 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Lover 1964 on 1/30/2016 & rated 89 points: Similar notes as b4. (2120 views) | | | Tasted by williamswhine on 12/2/2015 & rated 92 points: Always enjoy drinking SVV wine-- truly reliable. This Uriah is aging nicely. Dark ruby hue, smoky, deep dark berries, spice, clove, and a twinge of almond/vanilla (a little bit of everything). Drinks nicely, smoothes out as it breathes. Agree with others-- very consistent wine…vintage after vintage. (2329 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Lover 1964 on 11/12/2015 & rated 89 points: as I've noted before, I think this wine is best with food than solo. (2019 views) | | | Tasted by bugdoced on 8/6/2015 & rated 88 points: softness of the merlot with cab franc paired well with swordfish with a taku rub grilled on a plank (2143 views) | | | Tasted by enjoyvino on 8/1/2015 & rated 91 points: This wine is very consistent from vintage to vintage. Very fruit forward, great nose, smooth mouth feel and a nice finish. Nothing to complain about here. (2000 views) | | | Tasted by Millennial Drinkers on 5/16/2015 & rated 92 points: Raspberries, wet potatoes, balanced, good tannins, Ben open for almost a week still holding it together (2299 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171
(Spring Valley Vineyard Uriah Red Table Wine Walla Walla Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Sean Sullivan
Washington Wine Report (12/7/2013)
(Spring Valley Vineyard Uriah Estate Grown Red Wine Walla Walla Valley) Moderately aromatic with macerated cranberries, high toned herbs, and spice. It’s seamlessly constructed with tart cherry and cranberry flavors and fine grained tannins. Lingers on the finish. 46% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Malbec. Aged 18 months in French oak (60% new). 14.4% alcohol. 2,020 cases produced. Sample provided by winery. **** 1/2 points |
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Country: US
Region: Washington
Appellation: Walla Walla Valley
Blend: Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Varietal: 48% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot 14% Cabernet Franc 8% Malbec
Vineyard: 100% Spring Valley Vineyard Estate Bottled
Winemaker: Serge Laville
Aging/Cooperage: 19 months in 100% French oak, 47% new
Alcohol: 14.5%
PH: 3.97
TA: 0.51g/LRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.Washington Washington Wine Commission | Credit to Washingtonwine.org for this article
Washington Wine
Washington State is a premium wine producing region located in the northwest corner of the United States. Although a relatively young wine industry, it is now the nation's second largest wine producer and is ranked among the world's top wine regions. Washington wines are found nationally in all 50 states and internationally in more than 40 countries.
Wineries
With 30,000+ acres planted, the state has ideal geography and conditions for growing premium vinifera wine grapes. Primarily grown on their own root stocks, the vines produce grapes of consistent quality, resulting in strong vintages year after year. While its focus is on Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, the region also produces a wide range of other spectacular whites and reds.
Growers
Winemakers from all over the world have chosen to establish themselves in Washington, where they can create wines reflecting this region's unique characteristics. Their hand-crafted wines are receiving wide acclaim from critics regionally, nationally and internationally for their consistently high quality. Many of them have received scores of 90 and above from the major wine media. Overall this is a higher percentage than other leading wine regions.
Regions
As the state's fourth largest fruit crop, the Washington wine industry is an important contributor to the long-term preservation of Washington agriculture. The industry is committed to sustainable agricultural practices and conservation of water resources.
Washington State is a premium wine producing region located in the northwest corner of the United States. Although a relatively young wine industry, it is now the nation's second largest wine producer and is ranked among the world's top wine regions. Washington wines are found nationally in all 50 states and internationally in more than 40 countries.
Varieties
Washington produces more than 20 wine grape varieties - a ratio of 56 percent white to 44 percent red. As the industry matures and experiments, it finds many grape varieties that thrive throughout Washington's microclimates. There are more than 16,000 vineyard acres of red wine varieties statewide.
History & Vintages
Washington's wine future is limitless. As consumers discover the quality of Washington wines, demand continues to grow nationally and internationally. New acreage and wine varietals are being planted and new wineries are opening at a remarkable pace. Washington State is recognized as a premium viticultural region around the world.
State Facts
Washington's wine industry generates more than $3 billion to the state economy. It employs more than 14,000 people, directly and indirectly, with projections to add nearly 2,000 more jobs by 2006. In terms of tax revenues accrued to the state and federal government, wine grapes are among the highest tax generators of any agricultural crops. Furthermore, Washington wine tourism attracts nearly two million visitors annually contributing to the positive growth of local and regional economies.
Washington State - the perfect climate for wine = ideal growing conditions, quality wines, business innovation, lifestyle, and social responsibility. All are key elements of this world-class wine industry.
Vintages
"2008 and even more so 2010 and 2011 were cool, even cold vintages (think: 2002 in the Barossa) without the extreme ripeness, extract and higher alcohol that had become the norm in the state’s post 1995 world. 2008 was manageable but the duo of 2010/2011 nearly caused a “great depression” in Washington State." - Jon RimmermanColumbia Valley Columbia Cascade Winery Association
The Columbia Valley AVA lies mostly in Washington state, with a small section in Oregon. The Cascade Range forms its western boundary with the Palouse regions bordering the area to the east. To the north, the Okanogan National Forest forms a border with the AVA and Canada. It encompasses the valleys formed by the Columbia River and its tributaries, including the Walla Walla River, the Snake River, and the Yakima River. The Columbia valley stretches between the 46th parallel and 47th parallel which puts it in line with the well known French wine growing regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy. The northern latitude gives the areas two more hours of additional daylight during the summer growing season than wine regions of California receive. The volcanic and sandy loam soil of the valley offers good drainage and is poor in nutrients, ideal in forcing the vine to concentrate its resources into the grape clusters.Walla Walla ValleyThe name translates as easily as it rolls off the tongue: Walla Walla. Many Waters. To the earliest Native tribes, the many waters came from the nearby Blue Mountains and gathered to form the Walla Walla River on its way to join the Columbia to the west. The waters flowed first; however, into a fair-sized Valley carved in the mountain's foothills, and bordered in part by the terrain of what is known as the Columbia Plateau. Tribal members knew the Valley's generally milder climate could maintain their people in winter villages. There were lush wild grasses which could sustain horses and attract game from the winter snows of the nearby Blues, or from the giant high plateau that becomes desolate and dangerous during the cold season. The rolling terrain and numerous watersheds offered protection from nature and other hazards of the day. Here the water was plentiful and full of fish and seldom froze, even in the coldest years. The meadows were wonderful places to gather with other people to trade, compete and celebrate treaties. Compared to the region around them, the Walla Walla Valley was a safe refuge from the treacherous conditions which can often be found during the winter for hundreds of miles around. In this unique growing region, most of the earliest records of grapes and winemaking reference the Italians who had immigrated here in the mid to late 1800's and who brought with them their tradition of growing, making and drinking wine. Vines with these origins still exist in the Valley today. The first post-prohibition winery was Blue Mountain Vineyards. It was bonded in 1950 by the Pesciallo family where they produced Black Prince and other Italian varietal wines for a period of several years before succumbing to economics and climate. To the wine world of today, Walla Walla has become know for the quality and style of its red wines, especially Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with Syrah gaining notoriety in recent years. In the1970's, the pioneers of today's wine community began to think similar thoughts: that the Walla Walla Valley, with its long history of fruit growing, moderate climate, wine-making heritage, and interesting terrain might just be a place to grow vines and make wine on a commercial scale. These pioneers of the region applied for and received approval of the Walla Walla Valley as a unique American Viticultural Area (AVA) in 1984. It was the third in Washington State and also includes a portion of land in Oregon. In the time leading to the recognition of the appellation, four wineries had been bonded starting with Leonetti Cellar, and shortly thereafter, Woodward Canyon. L'Ecole Nº 41 and Waterbrook soon followed. In addition to the smaller vineyards that were being planted, the Valley's first large-scale, commercial vineyard Seven Hills was established. By the time the BATF recognized the Walla Walla Valley AVA, the Valley was beginning to gain attention from within the wine industry, as well as attracting publicity from journalists and media outside the region. The foundation for today’s industry had been laid and the benchmark for quality had been set. In addition, fruit from the area was now being harvested and a baseline for understanding the local growing conditions was being constructed. Every few years another winery would join the fold and take up the challenge of producing the highest quality wine and the growing of outstanding fruit. Seven Hills Winery and Patrick M. Paul each got their start during this time. More vines were added, although acreage increases were small each year. The industry was small and everyone knew everyone else involved, while the welcome mat remained out for any newcomers. Growers and winemakers alike regularly shared time in the cellar or at the table and together learned more about wines and vines. By 1990 there were just six wineries and the Valley's grape acreage stood at perhaps 100 acres. The total collective production of wine was microscopic by any measure, but it was the quality that was being noticed by many inside and outside the trade. As the tiny trickle of wine produced in the Walla Walla AVA began to flow to the outside world, a "wine renaissance" was beginning to happen globally. The Pacific Northwest had staked a claim in this new wine world and as people learned about the region, they also began to hear about Walla Walla. This interest spread rapidly to those with Walla Walla connections. The early 1990s saw the planting of more vines and the establishment of another large-scale vineyard, Pepper Bridge. At the same time, a group of local investors, working closely with the Napa based Chalone Wine group, laid the foundation for Canoe Ridge Vineyard, the Valley's first winery supported in part by a major outside investor. As the industry has grown, many new wineries have gotten their start in the arms of an established winery. Waterbrook Winery's modern production facility started the trend, sharing space, equipment, and any help needed. Other wineries also adopted “extra guests,” a practice that has helped form close, personal relationships throughout the local industry. By the turn of the new century, the Walla Walla Valley wine industry had 22 wineries and 800 acres of grapes. In the year 2000 the AVA had been expanded back to the original boundaries proposed in the1984 application. The year 2000 also saw the formation of the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance with 100% of the Valley's wineries and 98% of the Valley's planted acreage represented. Today, more than 60 Walla Walla Valley wineries and more than 1,200 acres of Walla Walla Valley grapes contribute to the ever growing, international acclaim garnered by the wines of this newly-emerging region of Washington State. |
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