Winery - Camaraderie
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is classic Washington Merlot, with flesh and a full-bodied middle. It offers a generous palate of cherries and berries, trailing into light tannins with a streak of green tea and coffee. The wine is balanced and bright, with lightly lifted aromas and a solid midpalate.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a very nicely rendered Wahluke Slope AVA Syrah, with spicy currant and raspberry fruit underscored with the characteristic lightly citrusy acids. There’s a hint of pineapple which resonates just beneath the surface. The wine gathers some strength in the back, adding weight and flavors of plum, cherry and chocolate.
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Camaraderie Syrah - 2004
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is the winery’s every day generic red blend, mixing vintages, vineyards and grapes. It’s forward, fruit-powered and relatively soft, finishing with astringent and herbal tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This elegant Cabernet Franc is drinking beautifully, just beginning to round out the hardness of youth. The wine has a firm and confident backbone, which seems to wrap the acids and tannins tightly together. The framework supports the crisp, clean, immaculately ripe fruit, with flavors of plum, cherry and red licorice. Just 25% new oak was used, adding a light toasty touch to the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Sourced from what winemaker Don Corson calls “the best of the best”, this five-grape blend is modeled after Chateau St. Jean’s Cinq Cépages. It shows a carefully sculpted frame, with rich, dark, smoky tannins chiseled into a tight foundation for the dark currant and black cherry fruit. Notes of pepper and spice add interest to the finish, which carries a hint of minerality.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Ignore that misplaced accent over the ‘a’ and focus on the excellent wine in the bottle. With Cabernet dominating., this wine is sleek and spicy, with a marked impression of graphite and gun metal. Although in general the ’05 vintage is tilted more toward the ripe side of the spectrum, this wine retains a lean and elegant precision.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A single-vineyard, single-varietal wine, the Crawford Vineyard Malbec showcases the pleasure and power of the grape as it is being grown in Washington. Structurally it has the grip and precision of a Cabernet, with a pretty, lightly herbal side that runs more to green tea than to Cabernet’s black olive. The fruit is tart and spicy, suggesting rhubarb, wild strawberry and cranberry, but as the wine opens up it puts on flesh and more layers.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A multiple vineyard blend, this includes 10% Merlot, which seems to open up the middle a bit. The fruit is generous and sweet, a mix of berries and cherries and plums, with a streak of coffee running through it. There is a high-toned spicy quality to the aromas, just a hint of volatility, but well-managed.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is the winery’s complement to the Grâce reserve, and the best of the new releases. Had I to choose, I’d give the nod to the Elégance. Pretty raspberry fruit is set against a strong streak of almond paste—marzipan. That almond pastry and sweet fruit carries cleanly into the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Ripe and tangy red berries conjure up an inviting nose, and carry into the mouth with fresh, sappy flavors. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 4% Malbec, this turns a bit short and chalky in the finish.
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