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We got home last night after three wonderful days spent at the Walla Walla Spring Release Weekend. We visited about 30 wineries over that time and filled every empty spot in our cellar.

The weekend was very interesting, especially in finding some wineries we had never been to before that make some bodacious wines. What was everyone's experience?

I am going to list our two biggest surprises, among many. If Andy happens to read this and says it is ok, I might list a few of the biggest disappointments (in our humble opinions, anyway.....). You know what "they" say.... opinions are like (behinds....)- everyone has one, and they all stink!

That said, our two biggest surprises? The first was JLC Winery (formerly James Leigh Cellars). Across the board, Lynne Chamberlain makes some incredibly tasty wines and they are priced absolutely right. I had read about them but never had any of their wines, and we are totally glad we stopped in.

The second biggest surprise, and our favorite winery visit, was Rulo, which is right next to Isenhower Cellars. Rulo wasn't even on the wine maps we had! Their wines, and I mean every one of them, were exceptional AND great values! I think $24 was the most expensive, and that was a Walla Walla syrah. All of the whites were killer, and to us, two wines stood out. A totally dry syrah rose' ($15) rocked our little worlds, and a blend called "Syrca", which is a 70/30 blend of syrah and cabernet sauvignon. That is simply a huge, very well balanced, extremely well made wine for $18!!! On top of that, Rulo had the BEST assortment of imported (and a few domestic) cheeses I have seen outside a cheese shop! We were impressed the day before with Spring Valley's food pairings (which were fabulous), but the cheese spread at Rulo was simply amazing. OK... I know we are here to talk about wine.....

We also were pretty underwhelmed, or downright disappointed, by a few wineries new releases, but I am thinking that we should keep this "positive", unless Andy says it is cool to share our opinions on those.

Anyone else have some great experiences from this weekend?

Let us all know!

Tim

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By Eiouytii at Jan 30 2010 - 12:18am

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Super Wallan vs. Super Benton

Tim,

The 05 Spellbinder is predominately cab franc, and then I think is equal parts cab sav and sangiovese. I see that the 06 has less sangio. I have not tried the 06. The 05 is a fun wine, and is $18 in the tasting room, I think, so perhaps you can find it under your $15 guilt limit a local grocer or something. See sofhcellars.com.

We poured the Chandler Reach Corella (04?) at a red blend tasting last winter, where it was a big hit, though I didn't get a chance to try it (perhaps that says something...)

I felt guilty about the >$40 purchase of the 02 Reininger Cima until I opened the bottle...

andy
andyplymale@gmail.com

By andyplymale at May 11 2008 - 6:13pm

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Sleight of Hand Spellbinder, 2 vintages

Just a note on the Spellbinder wines....the first vintage (the "super wallan"!) is actually a non-vintage wine, a blend of 42% Cabernet Franc (from Walla Walla), and 29% each Sangio and Cab Sauv. The Cab Franc and Cab Sauv are from 2005, the Sangio from 2006, and it was bottled May of 2007. No new oak, all older barrels, super expressive Cab Franc nose, with the light cherry and spiciness from the Sangio coming through on the palate. We have about 30 cases left at the winer. The new vintage, just released this past Spring Release weekend, is a more traditional blend of 60% Cab Sauv, 20% Cab Franc, and 10% each Malbec and Sangio. Only 20% new oak, and little brighter fruit, and probably more "consumer friendly" as far as wines go...I tell folks that you really have to love Cab Franc, especially Chinon, to appreciate the first release....thankfully, I love Cab Franc! That being said, the first vintage is more for Italian food, the new vintage is more for burgers and steaks. Both delicious, and both under $20!

Thanks,

Trey

By wallawallapj at May 11 2008 - 7:08pm

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Available in Spokane??

Hi Trey,

Are your wines (specially this Spellbinder that I am hearing so much about) available in Spokane? Do you have a distributor up here? I am a Cab Franc lover as well as a sangiovese lover, so I would love to try them both! It sounds like I might like the first version a little better, with more cab franc and sangiovese in the blend, although the second, with some cab franc, malbec, AND sangiovese in the blend, plus more new oak, also sounds very intriguing. If they are available up here, please let me know!

Thanks,
Tim

By timinspokane at May 11 2008 - 8:43pm

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Tim, They are not currently

Tim,

They are not currently in Spokane, only due to my lack of market visits up that way. I have talked to John at Vino, and need to make a trip up that way to see him (incidentally, I am driving through their this AM, on my way to Montana to sell some wine)...you can order online at my website if you can't wait until your next trip to Walla.

Trey

By wallawallapj at May 12 2008 - 6:12am

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More Spokane possibilities

Hi Trey,

I somehow forgot to mention Williams Seafood and Fine Wines, which is at Sprague and University in the Spokane Valley. They have a killer selection of Washington wines there (along with many hard-to-find California wines). That would be another place you might want to consider.

Cheers,
Tim

By timinspokane at May 13 2008 - 7:06am

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Huckleberries and Yokes

Hey Trey,

If you come up this way, I would also stop in at Huckleberries, which has a killer selection of wines, and at Yokes in the Spokane Valley (Argonne at Montgomery). I don't know who the wine steward is at Huckleberries, but at Yokes it is Grant Gondry. He is a very cool guy and I'll bet he would be happy to stock your juice! Yokes and Huckleberries have the best selections of Washington State wines in town. Vino, and John and the crew there are great, but they are a lot more limited on space. Just a tip.

Good luck!
Tim

By timinspokane at May 12 2008 - 6:59am

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