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2002 River Beauty Syrah |
2003 River Beauty Syrah |
2004 Snapdragon |
4 Stars. Floral and plummy aromas; sumptious fruit with tannic grip and swagger, has some tannic grip, lush, and long. Enjoy up to 2010. --Decanter,
January 2006. |
91 points Isenhower Cellars 2003 River Beauty Red Blend Red Mountain. --Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times and Wine Enthusiast, April 2006 |
90 points Isenhower Cellars 2004 Snapdragon White Blend Columbia Valley. --Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times and Wine Enthusiast, April 2006 |
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2004 Late Harvest Viognier-Roussanne |
2003 Red Paintbrush Merlot |
2003 Wild Alfalfa Syrah |
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90 points Isenhower Cellars 2004 Late Harvest White Blend Columbia Valley (WA) --Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times and Wine Enthusiast, April 2006 |
90 points; “Here’s another classic example of Washington merlot. The wine is loaded with lush fruit spanning the blue/black spectrum. The finish is long and lush, showing long well-integrated oak”. --Dr. Randy Buckner, The News Tribune, Thursday, October 13, 2005. 89 Points --Harvey Steinman, The Wine Spectator. 88 points. --Paul Gregutt, Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times and Wine Enthusiast, April 2006 Aromas of mint, ripe berry, and light toast. Ripe flavors finish withnotes of sweet barrel toast, coffee, and caramel. Pair with barbecued brisket of beef. --Northwest Palate, July/August 2005. |
“This is one very showy wine, with extremely ripe fruit and a reported alcohol level of 14.5%, and yet it shows no heat or grapeiness at all. What it does show is very soft, very flavorful primary fruit that is deep and intense and persistent on the palate. It could have easily have withstood lots of assertive oak, but thankfully the winemaker let the strikingly impressive fruit show its stuff. 92 points. --Michael Franz, Washington Post and 88 points. --Harvey Steinman, Wine Spectator |
2006 Snapdragon Roussanne Isenhower
regulars may remember this as Snapdragon White, but in 2006 the roussanne
grape gets its name on the label, though the blend still includes a
good proportion of viognier. It's a racy, tasty, lightly peppery white
wine. |
2006 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Roussanne For
a few dollars more, the winery offers this singlevineyard roussanne, a
denser, more fragrant and floral wine, with fruit flavors of white peach
and pear. |
2005 Wild Thyme Isenhower
does not hesitate to change blends and vineyards from vintage to vintage,
and this edition of Wild Thyme is quite different from the 2004. This
time around, syrah makes up 60 percent of the blend (the rest is cabernet),
and the interplay between the two creates a delightful mix of fruit, spice,
herb, rock, acid, barrel and tannin. The star of the show. |
2005 Red Paintbrush This Bordeaux blend — mostly cabernet and merlot — is the first time the wine carries a Walla Walla appellation, and the first time it does not include syrah in the mix. It's distinctive, evocative and stylish. --Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times and Wine Enthusiast, April 2007 |
2005 Wild Alfalfa Syrah This young, tart and tannic blend of grapes from the Horse Heaven Hills and Red Mountain appellations will please those who like a tight, herbal, snappy, peppery, Washington take on syrah. I believe this will age quite nicely for six to eight years. --Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times and Wine Enthusiast, April 2007 |
2004 Bachelor's Button Cabernet Sauvignon This
is pure cabernet from 35-year-old vines. Brambly, delicate, ripe and detailed,
this is a lovely bottle of wine. |