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• Francophile Likes this wine: 89 points

  August 16, 2020 - Even though beyond its drinking window still a nice blend and smooth

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• alexrad Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 29, 2019 - This is my last bottle, and by far the best. Just goes to show what 14 years does to a good wine. It is now all smooth, pleasant leather, though there's still some brightness in the glass.

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• Francophile Likes this wine: 89 points

  August 12, 2019 - Good value wine with good tannins and nice balance

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• Neurowine1 wrote:

  January 22, 2019 - My first experience with this wine, and probably one of my first experience with a WA state red wine. I got this in a Garagiste mystery case. Not something I would have bought as I haven't had much luck in the New World over the last 25 years, but still, I remain hopeful there must be some decent wine made in my backyard.
  This is not the one. This to me is very typical of the prototypical New World wine. Chocolate, vanilla, high EtOH, and way too much oak. It was cloying and it weighed me down; a half bottle in and i had this feeling like I had eaten a whole cake. There are a few Parkerized/M Rolland right bank Bxs that remind me of this, but they tend to have more stuffing, character, and secondary notes. This is not my jam, but I am sure it is many peoples. Sorry

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• Francophile Likes this wine: 89 points

  October 18, 2018 - A good mix of Cab Grapes and I felt that the Cab Franc proportion was in the 10+% range so quite liked the combination

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Garagiste
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation StarFire
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Walla Walla Valley

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• Pending Delivery 22 (5%)
• In Cellars 102 (21%)
• Consumed 361 (74%)

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