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2018 Cayuse No Girls Tempranillo

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January 14, 2024 - $57

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RATINGS

96Jeb Dunnuck

...nose of redcurrants, blueberries, raspberries, exotic flowers, and loads of savory spice. This carries to a rich, meaty, medium to full-bodied Tempranillo with polished tannins, notable freshness, and a beautiful finish that keeps you coming back to the glass.

94Wine Enthusiast

...notes of cassis, ash, crushed rock, tobacco and cocoa powder. Bright, full, fleshy flavors follow. It's a rich, broad wine with chewy tannins.

93+ Stephen Tanzer

Raspberry complicated by peppery spices and tree bark on the nose. Juicy, silky and alive on entry, then intensely flavored and fine-grained in the middle palate, offering classically dry flavors of raspberry, minerals, spices and soil.

93James Suckling

Stewed plums, spices, roasted meat and grilled herbs on the nose. It’s full-bodied with chewy tannins. Fleshy texture on the palate with chalky and spicy character. Flavorful, smoky and earthy finish.

91The Wine Advocate

...offers a generous nose with elements of blackberry skin, dark cherry and dusty plum with elements of iodine and baked clay. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is ripe, with a dark-fruited essence and mineral tension and fine-grained tannins across the mid-palate...ends with an earthy finish with elements of dusty plum and damson flower essence.

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.

TYPE

Red Wine, Tempranillo

Think leather and cherries together for Tempranillo wines. This wine looks lighter than it is. It can be medium or full bodied, but its thin-skinned, big grapes, give it a more transparent appearance. It is grown in Spain, Portugal, the U.S. and Australia.