2020 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc Columbia Valley Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
At The Vault, a local wine bar: two years have passed since I last tasted this wine. Color has changed from light yellow to gold, and bottle age has given it impressive depth. Gloriously in its peak zone.
2019 Pášxa Syrah SJR Vineyard The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater
What COOPER on CT just said. We shared this bottle at a local wine bar. We agreed on everything about it (blackberry, tea, pepper, warm earth and roasted meat) except which Northern Rhone commune it most closely resembled--he thought Cornas, where I thought it had the additional celery and stronger white pepper notes of high-end St. Joe (like Gonon). Truly outstanding. Oh, and only 13.9% abv.
2020 The Walls Vineyards Mahana Walla Walla Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah
Ordered after the Pasxa. A much more modern syrah, and delicious, but lacking the old world elements that captivated in the previous wine. 14.6% abv.
