2014 Passopisciaro Franchetti Terre Siciliane
Feral, raucous, not yet ready
petit verdot
2005 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Red Wine Howell Mountain
Mature, but still evolving
2013 Figgins Estate Red Wine Walla Walla Valley
A high-toned red blend grown at elevation
Figgins Estate, Walla Walla Valley
Winemaker Chris Figgins crafts a blend of Bordeaux grapes washed by mountain air
2014 Stinson Vineyards Cabernet Franc Virginia
“An inhale of tea and tobacco…”
2012 Bruce Patch Wines Take Five Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County
“Piquant, with twinkly spices…”
2012 Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry Stags Leap District, Napa Valley
“Monolithic, built to age…”
2013 Matthiasson Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
“Red earth, juniper, a graphite mineral streak…”
2012 Château Tanesse Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux
“Earthy but perfumed, with black fruits and woodsy forest spice…”
Five Reds From Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills
The Horse Heaven Hills AVA turns ten years old in 2015. These five reds prove the region’s growing up.