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2020 Delille Cellars Minuit Red

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November 30, 2025 - $25

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

...big, juicy and plummy with fresh, dark, tightly wound and spicy red fruit on the nose with an elegant floral lift. It is full-bodied, spicy and juicy on the palate, with flavors of black raspberry and spiced plum compote, fine-grained tannins and a lingering, food-friendly finish.

94Owen Bargreen

...good poise and richness offering sagebrush and anise notes alongside rich dark fruits and loads of chocolate...palate has good richness and bright underlying acidity, as you are greeted with herbal accents that kine a core of dense dark fruits, with copious minerals.

93Vinous / IWC

...mix of dusty violets, lavender and crushed blackberries...medium-bodied and perfumed, with a savory rush of tart wild berry fruit that flows across a core of saline minerals...coating of fine tannins tugs at the senses as the 2020 finishes long and potent.

91James Suckling

Ripe and fleshy blue-fruit character here with violets, orange peel and stones. Firm, medium to full body and crunchy acidity. Fresh and savory finish with notes of blueberries and crushed stones.

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90Jeb Dunnuck

...impressive bouquet of spiced black and blue fruits, candied flowers, orange blossom, and spice...carry to a medium-bodied, elegant, nicely focused red with a firmer, slightly chalky mouthfeel and good length.

PRODUCER

Delille Cellars

DeLille Cellars was founded in 1992 in Woodinville, Washington, by the Lill family, Jay Soloff and Chris Upchurch, who is the winemaker. The family and the founding partners still own and operate the estate, considered one of the best in Washington. The estate makes Bordeaux-style red and white wines under several labels, which are DeLille Cellars, Doyenne and Grand Ciel. The flagship wines include DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate, which is typically 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The Grand Ciel wines are small-production, luxury cuvees that come from the famous Ciel du Cheval Vineyard in the Red Mountain appellation of Eastern Washington. The first Grand Ciel vintage was 2004. Wine Advocate gave the 2005 Grand Ciel 95 pts and called it “opulent.” The Doyenne wines are Rhone-style Syrahs, Roussannes and blends.

REGION

United States, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley

Yakima Valley AVA was the first AVA created in Washington State. The valley, a 600,000-acre area in south central Washington, was granted AVA status in 1983. In 1984 Columbia Valley was given AVA status, and Yakima Valley was enclosed within the Columbia Valley AVA. Nevertheless, Yakima Valley remains home to the largest concentration of vineyards and wineries in the state. There are more than 60 wineries and some 16,000 vineyard acres, and nearly 40% of Washington wines are made with Yakima Valley grapes. The most frequently planted grape is Chardonnay, followed by Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Winemaking here dates to 1869, when a winemaker from Alsace planted grape vines. Vineyard planting and wine production plodded along slowly until the early 1980s when numerous modern pioneers started making well-reviewed Yakima Valley wines. Some of the state’s newest, most closely watched appellations, including Red Mountain AVA and Horse Heaven Hills AVA, are contained within Yakima Valley.

VINTAGE

2020 Delille Cellars Minuit Red