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Washington State, with 59,000 vineyard acres, is the second largest producer of wine in the United States. Wine was made in the state as early as the mid-19th century, but Prohibition and, later, restrictive state laws killed the wine making business in the 20th century until the 1960s, when laws changed and large and small producers started making wines. An influential horticulturalist and agriculture professor name Walter J. Clore studied various grape clones in the 1960s to find the best ones for Washington, and by the 1970s Yakima Valley, Walla Walla and Columbia Valley had all become important grape growing areas. The best vineyards in the state are east of the Cascade Mountain range, where hot dry summers and cold winters are conducive to successful viticulture. Numerous grape varieties are grown, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc at the head of the list.

2006 Quilceda Creek Galitzine Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly elevated cork

WA  96   
ST  94   

2011 Quilceda Creek Galitzine Cabernet Sauvignon

WA  95   
VN  93+    

1999 Leonetti Cellar Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  93   
WS  #99 of 2002   

2004 Leonetti Cellar Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly elevated cork

WA  95   
WS  93   
ST  92   

2004 Leonetti Cellar Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

WA  95   
WS  93   
ST  92   

2016 Reynvaan The Classic Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

JD  97   
ST  92   
WA  91+    
WS  91   

2021 Woodward Canyon Artist Series Cabernet Sauvignon

VN  91   

2019 Woodward Canyon Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly elevated cork

JD  95   
WA  94   
JS  93   
WE  92   

1985 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

1985 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

1985 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon

Base neck fill

1985 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill

1987 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

Top shoulder fill

1978 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1978 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1978 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

1978 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Heavy capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1978 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

2013 Owen Roe DuBrul Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

2018 L'Ecole No. 41 Ferguson Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

2017 Sleight of Hand The Illusionist Reserve

JD  95+    
OB  93   

2017 Substance Vineyard Collection Powerline Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

JS  92   

2016 Sparkman Holler Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

WS  93   

2018 Passing Time Block 1311 Cabernet Sauvignon

JD  95-97   
WA  94-96   

2015 Upchurch Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

WA  95+    
ST  94   
JD  94   
JS  93