2003 Woodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon (Artist Series #12)
Right off the bat, this wine impressed with a magnificent nose of blackberry, cedar and a hint of spice. A full bodied wine with a smooth mouth feel, it had a wonderfully long finish. It showed everything AdVINEtures loves in a wine – balance, length, intensity, complexity and expressiveness. At 13 years old, it was only showing a slight fade at the rim and tannin was still present leading us to believe this could easily stay cellared another 5 years or more.
Excellent +
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EFESTĒ (pronounced eff – ess – tee) is a true family winery: two generations of the Ferrelli family work in it and they learned the trade from a third. When you go to visit them at their Woodinville, Washington tasting room, as we recently did, the sense of family comes through loud and clear.
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2006 K Syrah Phil Lane
Dark red in appearance with aromas of cherry, blueberry and a touch of blackberry. A medium plus body with a very smooth, almost plush, soft mouthfeel. Drinking at its peak now, it is very balanced but lacks the structural components to age further. Not the Charles Smith monster Syrah, much more restrained than some of his more flamboyant efforts. The only knock on this wine is that it is a bit one dimensional, lacking complexity. It has a playing-it-safe element that keeps it from appealing to the intellect. Still, a very enjoyable, pleasure-driven wine.
Very Good/Excellent
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We arrived at Avennia’s “facility” in Woodinville’s warehouse district, about 30 minutes drive north of Seattle. We use the word “facility” because it is not a tasting room, but a barrel room, winery, office and a little reception area where we tasted their wines. Avennia is not open to the public, but that does not stop them from selling out all of their wines via their mailing list along with wine specialty and high end grocery stores in the Northwest. (You can register on their mailing list here.) As the tasting notes that follow will show, this has become one of the rising stars on the Washington wine scene, producing wines of great finesse and intense flavours.
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Founded on the former site of a blacksmith shop, Forgeron Cellars Winery in Walla Walla takes its name from the French word for blacksmith while at the same time paying homage to winemaker Marie-Eve Gilla’s French heritage.
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2003 Woodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon (Artist Series #12)
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