Matt Walker

Location: Northridge, CA

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I am a Certified Specialist of Wine and uncertified Wine Geek! As a Snoother, I hope to raise awareness for smaller, lesser-known but quality driver producers. Major regions I specialize in include Washington, California, Tuscany, Bordeaux, and the Douro

Red Mountain Majesties

By Matt Walker

Red Mountain is Washington's smallest AVA (by area) and one of the newest being established as a unique subregion of Yakima Valley in 2001. Some of Washington's most acclaimed wines are sourcing grapes from vineyards here most notably Quilceda Creek. Many wines made from Red Mountain are single vineyard giving the curious oenophile great opportunity to experience true WA terrior. The wines coming out of this tiny area display high concentration of fruit with powerful tannins. Many wines from Red Mountain are easy matches for similarly and even higher priced Napa Valley wines.

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1. Andrew Will "Ciel du Cheval Vineyard" Red Mountain Washington (2007)

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Andrew Will is definitely a benchmark winery for this region and Ciel du Cheval a benchmark vineyard. Together the make a wonderful example of a "Right Bank" style Bordeaux Blend. Words like sharp, focused and precise come to mind when drinking this wine. It's wine in HD. Cab Franc brings his herby, minerally soul to the party counterpointed by Merlots soft supple texture and generous red and black fruit. This wine has plenty of structure for additional cellaring but is drinking quite nicely now.

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