2015 Cadence, Coda — It’s time for our annual inclusion of Ben Smith’s Coda—a club tradition dating back to 2008 when we featured the 2006 vintage. Continue reading
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Specialty Club – November 2017
2014 Vignobles Levet, Côte-Rôtie, Les Journaries, $65
Winery info: Côte Rôtie (or “roasted slope”) lies in the northernmost tip of the northern Rhône valley. Continue reading
Specialty Club – October 2017
2010 Château Bernadotte, Haut Médoc, $49
Winery info: From the Haut-Médoc region of Bordeaux, the higher, southern part of the Médoc on the left bank of the Gironde estuary. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – October 2017
Champagne Lallier, Grand Cru, Millésime 2008, $56
We were recently visited by Marion Movelles from Champagne Lallier, who brought with her several of her wines for us to try. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – October 2017
2014 Proper, Syrah, $49.75
Winery info: Proper is a project begun by a group of friends from Colorado who shared a love of Old World, earth-driven wines. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – October 2017
2014 Evening Land, Seven Springs Pinot Noir, $45
Winery info: Evening Land was founded in 2005 by a group of investors, with the much-celebrated Burgundian Dominique Lafon as consulting winemaker. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – October 2017
2015 Domaine les Ondines, Vacqueyras — This domain, owned by the Onde family, is located in the heart of the Côtes du Rhône appellation of Vacqueyras. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – September 2017
2014 North Valley Vineyards, Origin Series, Ribbon Ridge $49.75
Winery info: North Valley Vineyards is a partnership between Tony and Michelle Sotor (of Sotor Vineyards) and James Cahill (formerly with Beaux Frères and Elk Cove). Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – September 2017
R.H. Coutier, Brut Millesime, Grand Cru, 2008, $56
The Coutier family has been based in the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay in the Montagne de Reims since 1619. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – September 2017
2010 Boudreaux Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, $60
Winery info: Founded in Leavenworth (actually, off the grid in the Icicle Canyon) by Rob Newsom who credits Leonetti Cellars’ owners Gary and Chris Figgins, as well as John Abbott, formerly with Abeja Winery, for “gently guiding him to his rustic alpine wine making adventure.” Continue reading
West Seattle Wine Cellars 