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2014 Woodward Canyon Estate Reserve

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September 28, 2025 - $36

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RATINGS

93James Suckling

Impressive depth and classically styled appeal to this blend. It's quite cedary and has a redder fruit edge that builds attractive savory aromas of leather and charcuterie. Tannins are supple and evenly paced. Fluid and juicy, offering good balance and length.

92Stephen Tanzer

...redcurrant, plum, tobacco leaf and musky herbs, with dark berry notes... Plush, broad and sweet; darker and fruitier in the mouth than on the nose, offering concentrated flavors of currant, cassis, violet and tobacco leaf... Finishes with serious but fine-grained tannins and no hard edges. Excellent depth of fruit here.

91Wine Enthusiast

...aromas of toast, blackberry, huckleberry, tar and flower are followed by elegant palate-coating herb and cherry flavors. It's a very pretty, very understated wine.

91Jeb Dunnuck

...balanced, full-bodied, concentrated style as well as terrific notes of blue fruits, graphite, chocolate, and tobacco aromas and flavors. It's a big, rich, ripe effort that offers considerable charm and character.

90The Wine Advocate

...reticent aromas of French roast, toasty new oak and black fruits...medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, with juicy acids, decent concentration and a youthfully chewy finish.

90Wine Spectator

Precise and well-structured, with blackberry, pepper and espresso flavors that lead to sturdy but refined tannins.

PRODUCER

Woodward Canyon

Woodward Canyon is in Walla Walla. It was started in 1981 by Rick Small and his wife Darcey Fugman-Small. The estate makes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Riesling, Barbera and other wines. Woodward canyon owns 42 acres of vineyards near Lowden, Washington, and also sources grapes from Washington vineyards. The estate produces about 15,000 cases annually, which includes about 7,000 cases of Nelms Road wines. Nelms Road is the estate’s second label.

REGION

United States, Washington, Walla Walla Valley

Walla Walla Valley AVA likes to call itself the Napa Valley of Washington, and given the concentration of well-reviewed wineries in the appellation, the comparison is understandable. The Walla Walla appellation is comprised of 340,000 acres, of which 1,200 acres are vineyards. Walla Walla is located in the southeastern corner of Washington and it extends slightly into northeastern Oregon. It is named after the Walla Walla River Valley, and the city of Walla Walla is the commercial center of Washington’s wine industry. The city was founded in the 1840s by the Hudson’s Bay Company as a trading post, but as early as the 1850s farmers were planting grapes for winemaking. Prohibition shuttered winemaking in the early 20th century, but a winemaking renaissance started in the 1970s when Leonetti Cellars, still one of the state’s most acclaimed wineries, started producing acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon. Walla Walla’s AVA status was awarded in 1984 and today there are more than 100 wineries. Cabernet Sauvignon is the most frequently planted grape, followed by Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese Chardonnay and Viognier.

VINTAGE

2014 Woodward Canyon Estate Reserve