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2008 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

2008 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. A short growing season and long, slow ripening has produced medium-bodied...

2008 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

2008 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. Very good vintage for Merlot which coped well with the short growing season.

2007 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

2007 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. One of the best ripening periods on record, with Cabernet Sauvignon proving the top performer.

2007 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

2007 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. Grape quality proved impressive, with average soluble sugars and good acid balance.

2006 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

2006 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. Warmer-region Cabernets are deeply flavoured, well-structured, with good acidity and tannins...

2006 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

2006 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. Seriously outstanding vintage producing supple, well-balanced, deeply-flavoured wines...

2005 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

2004 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

2004 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. Full-bodied wines with rich, ripe flavours.

2004 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

2004 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. Dark coloured wines with velvety texture and ripe fruit.

2003 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

2003 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. Ripe yet well structured wines.

2003 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

2003 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. Very good quality wines with concentration and complexity.

2002 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

2002 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. Elegant and complex wines.

2002 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

2002 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. Elegant cherry-scented wines with smooth, ripe tannins.

2001 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

2001 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. Smooth, silky wines with intense fruit flavour.

2001 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

2001 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. Softer tannins with lush fruit making them quite approachable.

2000 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

2000 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. Cabernet-like Merlot with massive tannins and concentrated flavours should last forever.

2000 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

2000 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. Coolest weather for 20 years produced small clusters and berries...

1999 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

1999 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. One of the finest of the 1990s...

1999 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

1999 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. The long ripening season helped produce very good Merlot indeed.

1998 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

1998 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. The growing season was one of the warmest on record, producing rich, ripe wines

1998 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

1998 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. A good vintage for deeply coloured, fruity wines.

1997 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

1997 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. The Cabernet crop was significantly larger than normal but quality was good.

1997 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

1997 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. A large crop of good quality wines.

1996 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

1996 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. Severe frosts reduced yields dramatically

1996 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

1996 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. A February freeze and cool weather during bud set halved the crop in many sites.

1995 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

1995 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. A mixed vintage but with much good Cabernet.

1995 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

1995 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. An irregular and variable vintage.

1994 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon

1994 vintage guide for Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. A vintage which produced bold, concentrated, full-bodied wines.

1994 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot

1994 vintage guide for Washington State Merlot. The crop was small but quality was excellent.