Spring Valley Vineyard

"Spring Valley has been making super elegant wines with remarkably focused flavors from a vineyard northeast of town (Walla Walla) that was once a rolling wheat field. Winemaker Devin Derby, who died in an automobile accident in 2004, demonstrated with Uriah what Merlot and Cabernet Franc could do in Washington. The wine has never rated less than 91 points."

"Cayuse, Quilceda Creek, Spring Valley and Owen Roe, which produced the best wines in this report, have all been among the state's highest scorers....."

The nose is extremely refined and complex with scents of bright currant, clove, licorice, wheat, cigar box, almond paste, and orange extract. The palate is rich with bright acid and ripe cherry flavors, and polished tannins linger on a very lon...
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Wine Spectator 90 points

"Polished, focused and distinctive for the guava and passion fruit accents around a generous core of cherry and spice flavors, finishing with refined tannins and mouthwatering acidity." -HS

This New World-styled Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend offers intense aromas of tobacco leaf and blackberry on the nose, with hints of rose petal and green peppercorn. The wine is dry, but with a creamy texture, and is soft and intense and packed...
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From the winery: "big and lush, rich in jammy fruit, with subtle floral and herbal notes."...
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Spring Valley Wines