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Special Selection is always made with 100-percent Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, with top-quality fruit from various sites they farm in the Napa Valley. They have such a variety of micro-climates and vineyard blocks to choose from -- reaching from the Valley floor to hillside vineyards -- that it's possible to blend the essence of the appellation in the bottle.

Some ripe cherry, berry and tobacco forms a tight bead on the medium palate. But this is a bit subdued and linear overall. Drink now. 7,500 cases made.

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93 POINTS!!!
Lots of lemon and maple syrup on the nose, with dried apricots. Full-bodied, with a very sweet and rich palate of candied lemon and orange rinds and a long finish. Not quite as exciting as from barrel, but clearly outstanding. Best after 2009."

92 POINTS!!!
Bright honeyed fruit here, and a really appealing vigour and concentration. Delicious entry, cool, gently fleshy, bordering on unctuous, but with a lightly floral, fruity and minerally lift. Lots of flare and character, good grip, and a light, acidic freshness. Good if somewhat steely finish.

90 POINTS!!! Aromas of currant and fresh flowers follow through to a medium-to-full body, with chewy tannins and a slightly woody finish, but the fruit comes through. Turns long and pretty. Best after 2010. –JS
THE WINE SPECTATOR

This Cabernet Sauvignon highlights concentrated Washington State red fruit in an accessible style. It has plenty of complexity and structure, and is also very versatile with food--try it with beef, pork or pasta.

My goal with the Columbia Valley Chardonnay is to make it pleasurable and food-friendly. This bottling is a fresh, soft Chardonnay with bright, sweet, citrus fruit character and subtle spice and oak nuances. I blend Chardonnay grapes from vineyards all over the Columbia Valley to make this a complex, interesting wine. The sur lie aging gives it an appealing softness.