Alphabetical Guide to Washington Wines

Alphabetical Guide to Washington Wines
Col Solare produced two outstanding reds, a Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, in this report. (Richard Duval)
From the Mar 31, 2023, issue

Nearly 225 wines were reviewed by Wine Spectator senior editor Tim Fish for the Washington tasting report in the March 31, 2023, issue. For a full analysis of the latest vintages, best producers and recommended wines, read “On Solid Ground.” WineSpectator.com members can find full reviews, with tasting notes, in the Wine Ratings Search.

Wine Score Price
10,000 HOURS
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain 2019 90 $35
ABEJA
Merlot Columbia Valley 2019 90 $50
AIRFIELD
Cabernet Sauvignon Yakima Valley 2020 87 $20
Chardonnay Yakima Valley 2021 86 $17
Dauntless Yakima Valley 2020 88 $20
Mustang Yakima Valley 2020 89 $32
Pinot Gris Yakima Valley 2021 88 $20
Syrah Yakima Valley 2020 90 $20
Yakima Valley 2020 86 $20
ALDER RIDGE
Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills 2016 86 $35
ALTA CELLARS
Merlot Candy Mountain 2020 88 $44
AVENNIA
Justine Yakima Valley 2020 91 $50
Justine Yakima Valley 2019 90 $40
Sestina Columbia Valley 2019 93 $75
Syrah Yakima Valley Arnaut Boushey Vineyard 2020 91 $60
Valery Columbia Valley 2019 90 $50
BECKSTONE
Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills 2020 82 $20
BETZ
Bésoleil Yakima Valley 2019 93 $48
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Père de Famille 2019 94 $85
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain Heart of the Hill 2019 94 $135
Clos de Betz Columbia Valley 2019 94 $65
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Domaine de Pierres 2019 94 $65
Syrah Yakima Valley La Serenne Boushey Vineyard 2019 94 $65
BOOKWALTER
Conflict Columbia Valley 2019 93 $65
Merlot Columbia Valley Readers 2019 88 $28
BROWNE
Chardonnay Columbia Valley Bitner Estate 2020 89 $25
CANOE RIDGE
Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills Expedition 2020 88 $17
Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills The Explorer 2020 82 $24
Chardonnay Horse Heaven Hills Expedition 2021 86 $15
Pinot Gris Horse Heaven Hills Expedition 2021 87 $15
CANVASBACK
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain Grand Passage 2019 87 $84
GSM Red Mountain 2018 84 $54
CASTLE ROCK
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2019 88 $11
CAYUSE
Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley The Widowmaker En Chamberlin Vineyard 2019 95 $102
Camaspelo Walla Walla Valley 2019 94 $92
God Only Knows Armada Vineyard Walla Walla Valley 2018 93 $102
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Armada Vineyard 2018 94 $102
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Bionic Frog 2019 95 $120
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Cailloux Vineyard 2019 97 $92
Syrah Walla Walla Valley En Cerise Vineyard 2019 95 $92
Syrah Walla Walla Valley En Chamberlin Vineyard 2019 97 $92
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Wallah Wallah Special #12 2018 96 $175 / 1.5L
The Lovers Walla Walla Valley 2018 94 $102
CHARLES & CHARLES
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2020 89 $15
Rosé Columbia Valley 2021 88 $13
CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2019 89 $15
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Ethos Reserve 2018 91 $48
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Indian Wells 2019 89 $18
Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills Canoe Ridge Estate 2019 90 $28
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain 2018 91 $50
Chardonnay Columbia Valley 2021 87 $11
Chardonnay Columbia Valley Cold Creek Vineyard 2018 89 $22
Chardonnay Columbia Valley Ethos Reserve 2018 88 $36
Chardonnay Columbia Valley Indian Wells 2021 89 $17
Chardonnay Horse Heaven Hills Canoe Ridge Estate 2019 88 $20
Merlot Columbia Valley 2018 88 $15
Merlot Columbia Valley Indian Wells 2019 86 $18
Riesling Columbia Valley 2021 88 $9
Riesling Columbia Valley Dry 2021 88 $36
Rosé Columbia Valley 2021 88 $11
Sauvignon Blanc Columbia Valley 2021 89 $10
Sauvignon Blanc Horse Heaven Hills Horse Heaven Vineyard 2021 87 $15
CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE-DR. LOOSEN
Riesling Columbia Valley Eroica 2021 90 $20
Riesling Columbia Valley Eroica 2020 91 $20
Riesling Columbia Valley Eroica Gold 2019 92 $30 / 500ml
Riesling Horse Heaven Hills Eroica Single Berry Select 2012 94 $200
Riesling Horse Heaven Hills Ice Wine Eroica 2019 94 $60 / 375ml
COL SOLARE
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain 2018 92 $75
Syrah Red Mountain Component Collection 2018 93 $85
DELILLE
Chaleur Blanc Columbia Valley 2021 92 $42
D2 Columbia Valley 2019 94 $50
Doyenne Red Mountain 2019 93 $50
Le Dessein Columbia Valley 2020 90 $45
Roussanne Red Mountain 2021 90 $35
Roussanne Red Mountain 2020 91 $35
Syrah Red Mountain Grand Ciel 2018 93 $75
Syrah Yakima Valley Signature 2019 93 $55
DOMAINE STE. MICHELLE
Brut Columbia Valley NV 89 $13
Brut Rosé Columbia Valley NV 87 $13
Extra Dry Columbia Valley NV 88 $13
Luxe Columbia Valley 2017 89 $20
DUNHAM
Chardonnay Columbia Valley Shirley Mays 2019 88 $25
Syrah Columbia Valley 2019 88 $38
Trutina Columbia Valley 2019 88 $29
DUSTED VALLEY
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2019 92 $36
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Boomtown 2019 89 $19
Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley V.R. Special Southwind Vineyard 2019 92 $62
Chardonnay Yakima Valley Olsen Vineyard 2019 89 $32
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Stained Tooth 2019 91 $36
ECHOLANDS
Seven Hills Vineyard Walla Walla Valley 2019 93 $52
Syrah Walla Walla Valley 2019 94 $38
FIELDING HILLS
Syrah Wahluke Slope Riverbend Vineyard 2018 93 $44
FIGGINS
Figlia Walla Walla Valley 2019 92 $55
FORCE MAJEURE
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain 2019 94 $150
Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley 2019 95 $150
Parabellum Coulée Columbia Valley 2019 93 $45
Syrah Red Mountain 2019 94 $85
GÅRD
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley The Don Lawrence Estate Wines 2018 89 $24
Freyja Lawrence Vineyards Columbia Valley 2021 91 $20
Vaucluse Lawrence Vineyards Royal Slope 2019 93 $42
GORDON ESTATE
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2017 90 $24
Syrah Columbia Valley 2018 88 $24
GORMAN
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley The Devil Makes Three 2020 88 $22
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain Old Scratch 2020 90 $35
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain The Bully 2019 94 $60
Chardonnay Columbia Valley The Big Sissy 2021 88 $35
Syrah Red Mountain The Pixie 2019 93 $50
The Devil You Don't Know Columbia Valley 2020 90 $30
The Devil You Know Columbia Valley 2020 92 $30
Zachary's Ladder Red Mountain 2019 92 $35
GRAMERCY CELLARS
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2018 94 $60
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Lower East 2017 92 $32
Lower East The Bowery Columbia Valley 2018 90 $27
Syrah Columbia Valley Lower East 2018 92 $25
Syrah Walla Walla Valley 2017 93 $40
GROUNDED WINE CO.
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Collusion 2019 85 $22
HEADTURNER
Chardonnay Horse Heaven Hills 2021 85 $25
HORS CATEGORIE
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Hors Categorie Vineyard 2018 95 $260
HORSEPOWER
Grenache Walla Walla Valley Fiddleneck Vineyard 2019 95 $122
Grenache Walla Walla Valley Sur Echalas Vineyard 2019 95 $122
Syrah Walla Walla Valley High Contrast Vineyard 2019 93 $122
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Sur Echalas Vineyard 2019 94 $122
Syrah Walla Walla Valley The Tribe Vineyard 2019 96 $122
KIRKLAND SIGNATURE
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2020 82 $9
KLIPSUN
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain 2019 94 $165
L'ECOLE NO. 41
Apogee Pepper Bridge Vineyard Walla Walla Valley 2019 92 $57
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2019 91 $32
Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley 2019 88 $42
Chardonnay Columbia Valley 2021 89 $22
Grenache Horse Heaven Hills Rosé Alder Ridge Vineyard 2021 88 $22
Luminesce Seven Hills Vineyard Walla Walla Valley 2021 88 $24
Merlot Columbia Valley 2019 88 $27
Merlot Walla Walla Valley 2019 90 $40
Perigee Seven Hills Vineyard Walla Walla Valley 2019 88 $57
Sémillon Columbia Valley 2021 89 $17
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Seven Hills Vineyard 2019 90 $40
LA RATA
Walla Walla Valley 2019 94 $80
LACHINI
Cabernet Sauvignon Washington La Bestia 2018 92 $65
LAKE CHELAN
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley River's Bend Vineyard 2019 90 $55
Merlot Lake Chelan Top Mac Vineyard 2018 91 $40
Syrah Columbia Valley 2018 89 $45
LEONETTI
Merlot Walla Walla Valley 2020 91 $85
LONG SHADOWS VINTNERS
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Feather 2019 93 $75
Chardonnay Columbia Valley Dance 2020 89 $42
Sauvignon Blanc Columbia Valley Cymbal 2021 89 $35
LONGSHIP
Star Ship Columbia Valley 2019 87 $24
LUJON
Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley 2019 91 $35
LUKE
Syrah Wahluke Slope 2019 91 $25
MAISON BLEUE
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Voyageur 2019 93 $50
MARK RYAN
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Old Vines 2019 94 $80
Syrah Red Mountain Wild Eyed 2020 92 $50
The Dissident Columbia Valley 2020 92 $48
Viognier Yakima Valley Olsen & Red Willow Vineyard 2021 92 $40
Water Witch Red Mountain 2019 93 $70
MERCER
Chardonnay Horse Heaven Hills Mercer Bros. 2021 88 $17
Mercer Bros. Edge of Heaven Blend Horse Heaven Hills 2019 89 $20
Merlot Horse Heaven Hills Mercer Bros. 2020 87 $25
Merlot Horse Heaven Hills Small Lot 2018 90 $35
MTR PRODUCTIONS
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Memory Found 2017 90 $95
MULLAN ROAD
Cabernet Sauvignon Royal Slope 2019 91 $47
NINE HATS
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2019 90 $20
Columbia Valley 2020 84 $20
Pinot Gris Columbia Valley 2020 89 $14
NO GIRLS
Double Lucky 8 Walla Walla Valley 2018 93 $44
Grenache Walla Walla Valley La Paciencia Vineyard 2018 94 $76
Syrah Walla Walla Valley La Paciencia Vineyard 2018 97 $76
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Red Blend Columbia Valley 2018 88 $14
NORTHSTAR
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2018 92 $45
Red Blend Walla Walla Valley 2018 91 $60
NOVELTY HILL
Syrah Columbia Valley Stillwater Creek Vineyard 2018 86 $28
PAMPLIN
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2018 92 $50
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2017 91 $50
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Elephant Mountain Vineyard 2018 92 $65
JRG Columbia Valley 2018 92 $30
POET'S LEAP
Riesling Columbia Valley 2020 90 $20
PURSUED BY BEAR
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2019 94 $70
Rosé Blushing Bear Columbia Valley 2021 90 $28
Syrah Columbia Valley Baby Bear 2018 94 $60
REYNVAAN
Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc Walla Walla Valley The Unnamed Series 2019 94 $28
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Foothills Reserve 2019 95 $90
Syrah Walla Walla Valley In The Hills 2019 94 $85
Syrah Walla Walla Valley In The Rocks 2019 95 $95
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Stonessence 2019 93 $110
Syrah Walla Walla Valley The Contender 2019 93 $90
Syrah Walla Walla Valley The Unnamed Series 2018 94 $28
The Classic Walla Walla Valley 2019 94 $75
ROCKY POND
Stratastone Double D Vineyard Columbia Valley 2019 90 $45
SAVIAH
Syrah Walla Walla Valley 2019 93 $32
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Reserve 2019 92 $50
SLEIGHT OF HAND
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley The Illusionist Reserve 2019 93 $65
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Psychedelic Stoney Vine Estate Vineyard 2019 93 $75
The Archimage Reserve Columbia Valley 2019 93 $65
SOKOL BLOSSER
Evolution Lucky No. 9 White Blend Columbia-Willamette Valleys 2021 88 $16
Evolution Lucky No. 9 White Blend Columbia-Willamette Valleys 2020 88 $15
SPARKMAN
Cabernet Franc Columbia Valley Yonder 2018 92 $48
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Holler 2019 93 $35
Chardonnay Columbia Valley Lumière 2019 90 $32
Malbec Red Mountain Preposterous 2018 91 $48
Ruby Leigh Columbia Valley 2018 92 $65
Stella Mae Columbia Valley 2018 93 $65
Syrah Red Mountain Ruckus 2018 93 $55
Syrah Yakima Valley Darkness 2018 91 $70
SPRING VALLEY
Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley Derby 2018 92 $65
Frederick Walla Walla Valley 2018 92 $60
Syrah Walla Walla Valley Nina Lee 2018 92 $60
Uriah Walla Walla Valley 2018 92 $60
SUCCESSION
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2020 84 $75
Merlot Columbia Valley Oscar 2020 89 $48
TENET
GSM Columbia Valley 2017 90 $70
TOP SOURCE
Columbia Valley 2018 89 $30
TWO VINTNERS
Grenache Columbia Valley 2019 91 $25
Syrah Columbia Valley 2019 92 $25
THE WALLS
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain Curiositas 2019 90 $75
Stanley Groovy Red Mountain 2019 91 $35
Syrah Red Mountain Gaspard 2019 95 $65
WATERBROOK
Chardonnay Columbia Valley Reserve 2020 87 $17
Syrah Columbia Valley 2020 88 $15
WEATHEREYE
Syrah Red Mountain 2019 94 $85
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