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This wine is a blend of Primitivo, Zinfandel and Petit Sirah all from the Stonetree Vineyard, the warmest source in the Wahluke Slope for Angel Vine. This blend is big and bold—and the super structured Petit Sirah brings out the best of all of them. The resulting wine is fairly large but very balanced and [...]

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As the tiny bubbles burst, they expose aromas of mandarin orange and lime essences, with hints of intriguing smoke. The bubbles also give up a delicate yeasty brioche like smell that is quite nostalgic. In the mouth a fancy parade of apple, lemon and pear flavors cascade across the palate keeping step with a nuance [...]

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There is a particular character of lustiness in this wine that I fine quite endearing. Not often does the blend of 62% Semillon and 38% Sauvignon blanc packaged together develop a depth that can rise to that descriptor. This one gets there and then some. The racy peach aromas mingle with honey suckle blossom and [...]

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This vintage of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir was produced from a very cold season that resulted in some of the lowest producing yields this region has seen in a while. The migratory birds also did a lot of damage subtracting quite a bit more from the final yields. I personally picked fruit at a couple [...]

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This wine is a delicious blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Grenache from Maremma. I knew there was awesome Syrah being grown in Italy but was not aware high quality Grenache was also being produced. This wine will appeal to all of you Rhone Rangers out there. The style is a bit more western than [...]

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In Oregon, there has been an ongoing discussion for several years now about what the definitive style for Willamette Valley Chardonnay should be. Some producers up here gave up on Chardonnay years ago and just replaced it with Pinot Gris or Germanic varietals. Cornerstone has produced a style of wine with this vintage that should [...]

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