2006 Côte Bonneville, DuBrul Vineyard Carriage House
Since we put the 2005 vintage of this wine in the Washington Club two years ago, Côte Bonneville has gone from an unknown Washington treasure to recognition as one of the best wineries in the state. Continue reading
Tag Archives: West Seattle
Grower Champagne Club – March 2011
NV Camille Savès, Carte Blanche
Camille Savès dates back to 1894, when Eugène Savès began bottling Champagne in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy, in the Montagne de Reims region. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – March 2011
2008 Elk Cove, Five Mountain, Pinot Noir
Someone versed in numerology might find some deeper meaning in this month’s wines: with names like “Five Mountain,” and “49 Rows.” Continue reading
Specialty Club – March 2011
2007 Meroi Chardonnay
This wine is a legend in West Seattle Cellars history. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – March 2011
2009 Frontaura, Nexus, Ribera del Duero, Cosecha — This wine comes from Bodega del Palacio de los Frontaura y Victoria, a family-owned winery located in the western Spanish province of Zamora. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – February 2011
2005 Corliss Estates, Columbia Valley Red Wine
As we mentioned last summer, when we put their 2004 Red Wine in the club, Corliss Estates was founded in 2001 in an old bakery in downtown Walla Walla by a couple of Seattle real estate developers, Michael Corliss and Lauri Darneille, at the height of the wine boom there. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – February 2011
NV Bérêche et Fils, Reflet d’Antan, Brut
“Reflections of Long Ago” (reflet d’antan). Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – February 2011
2008 Scott Paul, “Audrey” Pinot Noir
Scott Paul actually began as a California winery in 1999. Continue reading
Specialty Club – February 2011
2007 Domaine de la Charbonnière, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée Veilles Vignes
As readers of our friend Peter Lewis’ murder mystery Dead in the Dregs can attest, wine writers have obtained an inordinate amount of power in promoting or destroying particular regions, varietals or vintages. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – February 2011
2004 López Heredia, Vina Cubillo — If you want to experience the pure essence of classic Rioja, you can’t do much better than Bodegas López Heredia. Continue reading