Over 400 Washington wines are reviewed in the brand new issue of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. We're still processing it all, but here are our picks. Several 95 and 94 pointers!

Sheridan L'Orage 2008
Wine Advocate 95 Points

$48.55 in any 12 bottle order
$53.95 retail

"Super-fragrant notes of clove, cinnamon, incense, violets, black currant, and blackberry are followed by a wine that deftly combines elegance and power." - Jay Miller, Wine Advocate (Cab Sauvignon/Merlot/Cab Franc)

Maison Bleue Graviere G S M 2009
Wine Advocate 95 Points

$35.96 in any 12 bottle order
$39.95 retail

"Underbrush, brier, pepper (white and black), black cherry, and blueberry notes are followed by a layered, loaded, succulent wine that craftily combines elegance and power." - Jay Miller, Wine Advocate (Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre)

Fidelitas Cabernet Sauvignon Champoux Vineyard 2008
Wine Advocate 95 Points

$53.95 in any 12 bottle order
$59.95 retail

"It sports an alluring nose of mineral, spice box, espresso, violets, plum, and black currant." - Jay Miller, Wine Advocate

Maison Bleue Le Midi Grenache 2009
Wine Advocate 94 Points

$31.46 in any 12 bottle order
$34.95 retail

"Cedar, exotic spices, white pepper, leather, game, lavender, black cherry, and blueberry scents compose the wine's alluring aromatic array." - Jay Miller, Wine Advocate

Rasa Vineyards Creative Impulse Dubrul Vineyard 2008
Wine Advocate 94 Points

$80.95 in any 12 bottle order
$89.95 retail

"Deep purple in color, it displays an expressive, already complex bouquet of sandalwood, truffle, earthy minerals, incense, violets, black currant, and blackberry. In the glass it reveals a silky texture, ample fine-grained tannins, impeccable balance, and a lengthy, pure finish." - Wine Advocate Jay Miller

In my opinion, the most important wine to purchase from the list. Not yet a superstar, it's going to happen. I feel it in my bones. This guy is amazing.

A remarkable wine and a completely different take on the Dubrul Vineyard Cab than I've ever had. Massive but very complex, there's so much here. Delicate violet floral on the nose, an array of fruits and spices in the middle of the taste, and a remarkably expressive and balanced finish that lasts till eternity, it seems. This goes in my cellar. - Jean

Rasa Vineyards Syrah Principia Reserve 2008
Wine Advocate 93 points

$76.45 in any 12 bottle order
$84.95 retail

"Smoked meat, hung game, truffle, black pepper, blueberry, and plum aromas inform the nose of a velvety, ripe, savory Syrah redolent of black fruits, a hint of balsamic, espresso, and a reiteration of the wine's minerality. It is a world-class Syrah that will evolve for 4-5 years and drink well through 2023+." - Jay Miller, Wine Advocate

Polished, complex, original. Another one of a kind wine from Billo.

Andrew Will Cellars Champoux Vineyard 2008
Wine Advocate 95 Points

$53.95 in any 12 bottle order
$59.95 retail

..."inviting bouquet of sandalwood, rose petal, Asian spices, a hint of leather, black currant, and blackberry. This is followed by a succulent, plush, pleasure-bent wine ." - Jay Miller, Wine Advocate

 

More High Scoring Washington Reds From Wine Spectator!

Wine Spectator 93 Points

Dunham Cellars
Syrah Columbia Valley 2007

$20.66 in any 12 bottle order
$22.95 retail

Supple, inviting and seductive, with ripe plum, currant and raspberry flavors mingling effectively against polished tannins, getting a lift from refined acidity. This has depth and grace. Drink now through 2017. 1,504 cases made. - H.S.

Wine Spectator 93 Points

Soos Creek Champoux Vineyard Horse Heaven Hills 08

$29.66 in any 12 bottle order
$32.95 retail

A March 2011 Avalon Wine Club Selection -
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Supple and velvety in texture, brimming with beautifully articulated plum, blackberry and currant fruit, nicely shaded with hints of rosemary and coffee. Shows elegance and power. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Drink now through 2018. - H.S.

Man oh man - you have to be kidding me! Very Champoux - huge, super-inviting flavors of black cherry, cassis and blueberry are incredibly juicy, playing off a sage note on the supple, perfectly integrated finish. Here's the win-win: this will drink fantastically from the day it arrives, and has outstanding balance to age for years. - Marcus

Wine Spectator 93 Points

Tyrus Evan Syrah Walla Walla 2008

$33.98 in any 12 bottle order
$37.75 retail

A February 2011 Avalon Wine Club Selection
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Wine Spectator - "Rich, ripe and round, offering a broad mouthful of cherry, black- berry, cola and black tea flavors that come together into a deftly balanced whoosh of a finish that shoots through effectively and lingers effortlessly. Drink now through 2016." - H.S.

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Like the 2007, the real beauty of the wine is its constantly changing flavors - it's not a typical, monolithic Washington Syrah, screaming black cherry and not much else. This Syrah keeps changing - in a way that's intriguing and delicious. There's black cherry in abundance, and you can add black currant, blackberry and plum to the mix as the wine hits your palate. The fresh turned earth, pepper, smoke and tar that show up later add to its the round, mouth filling quality. Hints of roses, flint, berries, sweet star anise and cardamon, and vanilla float in and out of awareness. - Jean

Wine Spectator 93 Points

Januik Syrah
Columbia Valley Lewis Vineyard 2008

$26.95 in any 12 bottle order
$29.95 retail

Smooth and inviting, with hints of bay leaf and tomato leaf adding depth to the ripe blackberry and cassis flavors, finishing with an earthy cast. Offers depth and savory complexity. Drink now through 2018. - H.S.