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2022 Valery

Right Bank Bordeaux-style Blend

Valery is named for the patron saint of wine in the St. Emilion region that inspired it. We started with old vine Merlot from a stony block in Boushey Vineyard and added complex, aromatic Cabernet Franc from iconic Champoux Vineyard. The result is a balanced and complex wine with the elegance and ethereal perfume for which this blend of two of Washington’s best varieties is known.

Also available in magnum size (1.5L) here.

Winemaker's Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

“This very pretty wine leads with aromas of wild raspberry, ripe red plum, spring flowers, light mint, pencil shavings, light roast coffee, and chalk dust. Poised and lively on the palate with an array of red berry cordial, milk chocolate, loamy soil, sweet mint leaf, and crushed stone. This silky, elegant wine will gain a little weight and complexity with a few years in the cellar. Drink 2028-2036.” - Chris Peterson, Winemaker

Winemaker's Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

“This very pretty wine leads with aromas of wild raspberry, ripe red plum, spring flowers, light mint, pencil shavings, light roast coffee, and chalk dust. Poised and lively on the palate with an array of red berry cordial, milk chocolate, loamy soil, sweet mint leaf, and crushed stone. This silky, elegant wine will gain a little weight and complexity with a few years in the cellar. Drink 2028-2036.” - Chris Peterson, Winemaker

Wine Details

Wine Specs

Vintage

2022

Varietal

Bordeaux-style Red Blend

Appellation

Columbia Valley

Harvest Date

AVA: Columbia Valley

Sugar

Blend: 88% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc

Acid

Winemaking: Native yeast fermentation predominantly in concrete tank. Aged 20 months in 30% new French oak barrels. Bottled unfined, unfiltered.

pH

Cases: 266

Aging

Retail: $60

Bottling Date

Vineyards: Boushey Vineyard Merlot, 1986 planting & Champoux Vineyard Cabernet Franc, 1997 planting

Alcohol %

14.6

Awards & Accolades

Awards

96 points, Decanter "This Merlot dominant blend is made in the style of Bordeaux's Right Bank. Still, it offers a brilliant complexity sourced from two of Washington's most important sites, with old-vine Merlot that comes from a rocky section of Boushey Vineyard and Cabernet Franc from the Horse Heaven Hills standard bearer Champoux Vineyard. The resulting wine is dazzling, complex and refined. Elegance in the floral tones of dark violets and dried lavender mingle with smoky clove and a savoury saline pique. The palate offers intensity, rich red fruits, savoury dried anise and hints of wild desert sage. There's a core of dark chocolate and a streak of pencil lead into the finish." - Clive Pursehouse

Vintage Scores

Ratings

2022: 96 - Decanter; 96 - International Wine Report; 95 - Owen Bargreen; 94 & Cellar Stocker - Northwest Wine Report; 94 - Paul Gregutt; 93-95 - Jeb Dunnuck 2021: 96 - Owen Bargreen; 95 - International Wine Report; 95 - Paul Gregutt; 94 - Jeb Dunnuck; 93 - Vinous; 92 - Wine Enthusiast 2020: 95 - Owen Bargreen; 94 - Paul Gregutt; 94 - International Wine Report 2019: 94 - Jeb Dunnuck; 94 - Owen Bargreen; 93 & "Cellar Selection" - Wine Enthusiast 2018: 94 - Jeb Dunnuck; 93 & "Cellar Selection" - Wine Enthusiast 2017: 93 - Jeb Dunnuck; 92 – Vinous 2016: 93 - Jeb Dunnuck; 92+ - Vinous 2015: 93 - Wine Advocate; 92+ - Jeb Dunnuck; 92 - Vinous; 92 & Editors’ Choice - Wine Enthusiast 2014: 94 - Wine Advocate; 92 - Vinous; 92 - Wine Enthusiast 2013: 92 - Wine Advocate; 92+ - Vinous 2012: 92+ - Wine Advocate - 92+; 93 - Vinous

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