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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.1 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 139 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Reloan4u on 5/19/2024 & rated 90 points: Medium bodied blend, jammy and smooth. Cherry, plum, blackberry with a lingering dryness, residual tannin on the palate (88 views) | | | Tasted by mark55 on 2/12/2024 & rated 90 points: Soft mature character, well integrated (441 views) | | | Tasted by RDB Wine on 12/25/2023 & rated 87 points: Drank from Bin south 12. Mature wine. 8.7/10. (335 views) | | | Tasted by mitiman2003 on 7/3/2023 & rated 94 points: Dense, deep purple color. Rich, spicy aromas of fig, black currants, and plums. Earthy, jammy plums on the palate, a hint of black pepper. Well balanced, tightly structured. Long finish, with a slow fade to a soft Merlot note. (Drinking better than our first bottle of this vintage, consumed in 2018.) (698 views) | | | Tasted by ahwt on 6/25/2023 & rated 93 points: Like being with a good friend; just very satisfying. (647 views) | | | Tasted by Tomportwine on 5/23/2023 & rated 92 points: Delicious and mature at age 9. Merlot dominant bord blend. Medium body, red fruit, prune, chocolate flavors, medium acidity, soft tannins. Long finish, well balanced. (718 views) | | | Tasted by RDB Wine on 10/30/2022 & rated 75 points: October 30, 2022. Drank from Bin south 14. Supper with Aline, Craig and Michelle. In cellar since December, 2016. $40.50. Pleasant light cherry nose. Deep dark purple. Soft even presentation dry and hint of blackberry/cherry finish. Nice mature wine. 7.5/10z (1517 views) | | | Tasted by Magnolian on 10/13/2022 & rated 89 points: No glaring flaws, just a bit nondescript compared to other wines I've had lately. (1154 views) | | | Tasted by Chateaunole-du-Pape on 6/25/2022 & rated 92 points: Superb, and great QPR. Drinking extremely well right now. (1409 views) | | | Tasted by RomanPski on 6/7/2022: Why didn’t I buy more. Such good classic Bordeaux style blend. Holds up well on day 2. Best value out of Washington and destroys the French and Cali competition in this price range (1426 views) | | | Tasted by Fuz98112 on 6/7/2022 & rated 92 points: Still as magnificent as ever (1311 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 4/13/2022: Didn't take good notes. Cherry, strawberry and touch of cocoa on nose. Good structure and elegant palate feel. 91+/- (1064 views) | | | Tasted by Sniffy-Sniff on 3/21/2022 & rated 92 points: Really tasty. Classic merlot profile. Better on day 2. (1202 views) | | | Tasted by Pedroel on 1/18/2022 & rated 93 points: RFG! This is in a really good place for richness, depth and finesse. (1015 views) | | | Tasted by Ace5glassesinthesky on 1/5/2022 & rated 91 points: It's got some heft. Fairly balanced between fruit and oak. (1023 views) | | | Tasted by bluehorseshoe on 8/23/2021 & rated 92 points: Lovely merlot dominant blend from Washington State. Nose of plums, blackberries, chocolate and mint. Mouth filling fruit with well integrated, smooth tannins. Paired well with the red sauce based pasta dishes my wife and I enjoyed during our visit to Nunzio in Hilton Head. (1683 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 6/13/2021 & rated 91 points: Soft red wine - didn't take notes. Enjoyed this. 90-91 range. Has aged well. (1747 views) | | | Tasted by MIRick on 4/4/2021 & rated 91 points: Not a fan on the first day with harshish acids and tannins. 2nd day is better, but seems fleshy (like fruit dominant). I'm not sure what to recommend, but maybe another year in the bottle would be beneficial. However I'm not sure that this will be up to my DeLille standards. (1858 views) | | | Tasted by ppandian on 3/30/2021 & rated 89 points: Same notes as the last bottle.. (1688 views) | | | Tasted by Fuz98112 on 10/15/2020 & rated 92 points: Still quite lively with early pepper and tannin all mellowing with an hour decant, behaving impeccably over the next two hour dinner. Paired beautifully with a BBQ takeout assortment. (2303 views) | | | Tasted by Tomportwine on 9/3/2020 & rated 91 points: Quite nice. Medium tannins, good acidity, blueberry and plum. slight mineral/medicinal layer at first, then rounded out nicely with beef dinner. (1792 views) | | | Tasted by DeuceMcgee on 8/27/2020: Day 1: 1 hour decant, still too young for my taste but showing well. Nose of cherry, plum, spice, cedar & vanilla. Similar palate with very smooth tannins and good acidity.
Day 2: similar notes to day 1 with maybe the oak is coming across a bit more prominent. Certainly has the energy to keep going for a few more years, but showing well.
Day 3-4: fruit has mellowed out and the oak and spice are more prominent but this is still delicious.
I think DeLille cellars D2 is good QPR for a wine that will certainly age well. (1529 views) | | | Tasted by JHuseby1 on 6/29/2020 & rated 91 points: Drinking very well in June 2020. Tannins have mellowed while structure remains. Wonderfully smooth with appropriate weight on the palate and a mix of cherry and dark fruits. Wish I had more. (1639 views) | | | Tasted by sstein19 on 6/25/2020 & rated 88 points: Dark maroon in color. First nose of black cherry and cedar. Second nose really opens up with strawberries and black berries. Smooth with bright mouthfeel and slight lingering dryness. Flavors of plum, cedar, and vanilla. (1498 views) | | | Tasted by jmcmchi on 6/9/2020: Consistent with last note. Takes 24 hours for aromatics to open out fully (1114 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Washington: Various Shades of Hot (Oct 2017) (10/1/2017)
(Delille Cellars Red Wine D2 Washington Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Paul Zitarelli
Full Pull, Full Pull Anniversary Week 4 of 5: DeLille Debuts (10/6/2017)
(DeLille Cellars D2) Hello friends, and thanks for joining us as Anniversary Week continues! Full Pull launched about eight years ago, on October 5, 2009, and we use the occasion of our anniversary week to blast out some of our most compelling offers of the year. This is the fourth of our quintet of Anniversary Week offers. It may be Anniversary Week for us, but it’s Anniversary Year for DeLille Cellars. The winery – important to Washington wine history in general and the Woodinville scene in particular – is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Seems like the perfect occasion for Full Pull’s inaugural DeLille offer. To give you a sense of the scene when Charles Lil, Greg Lil, Jay Soloff, and Chris Upchurch launched DeLille in 1992, at that point there were exactly four wineries in Woodinville. Two are still around today (Ste Michelle and Columbia), and two are gone (French Creek and Facelli). So DeLille is the third-oldest winery still operating in Woodinville, and they essentially pioneered the boutique winery movement in the area. They were also among the first to make and promote Bordeaux blends, and among the first to consider items in the vineyard like row orientation (previously many of the vineyards were oriented to match the surrounding roads), spacing, and clonal selection. Pioneers to be sure, and 25 years in, the wines are better than ever:See key for # of bottles currently available. |
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DRINK NOW OR DRINK LATER?
by Chris Upchurch, Executive Winemaker/Vineyard Manager, Owner/Partner
By far, most questions asked of me always have something to do with the age ability of our wines. We offer the vintage chart below for this very reason, for all the red wines we have ever released. Please note that all of our wines are classically structured and designed to age well. I believe they will all see their tenth birthday and beyond in good health, and I include the white wines as well. Our white wines are not included in the chart because they are at "Drink" status at release. Aging does not make them more drinkable, yet there are interesting characteristics that can only develop in time, especially in the Chaleur Estate Blanc.
Red 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.Columbia Valley Columbia Valley Winery Association |
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