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“2011 Best Washington Wines - # 71” - Washington Wine Report - January 31, 2012 2008 Reserve Walter Clore Red Blend Columbia Valley
An aromatically appealing wine with coffee bean, licorice, sweet, toasty spices, and a mix of red and black fruit. Rich fruit flavors are balanced by an elegant, silky smooth structure. (Reviewed October 14, 2011)
“Gold” - Wine Press Northwest - January 06, 2012 2008 Reserve Walter Clore Red Blend Columbia Valley
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.
89 points - International Wine Cellar - December 01, 2011 2008 Reserve Walter Clore Red Blend Columbia Valley
Aromas of currant, plum, mint, cedar and mocha, with an overlay of nutty oak. Sweet, rich and smooth, with good depth to its ripe dark berry fruit. Seems less overoaked than some recent vintages of this bottling--or is it just the strong material from a cool, long season? Finishes with broad, dusty, building tannins and notes of licorice, mocha and mint.
The Picky Eater (blog) - October 28, 2011 2007 Reserve Walter Clore Red Wine Columbia Valley
Columbia Crest is a solid company that makes great wine -- good wines that are inexpensive enough for me to load up when I have a red wine crowd coming to the house. What I didn't know until a few weeks ago is that the Washington State vineyard produces a range of wines, including some standout wines in special, gold-painted bottles that are termed "reserve." This wine features layers of chocolate and blueberries, with just a dash of buttery tannins. It's not huge; I wouldn't serve it with red wine. But I'd certainly serve it with fall flavors such as stuffing and turkey.
90 points - The Wine Advocate - August 31, 2011 2007 Walter Clore Private Reserve Red Wine Columbia Valley
The purple-colored 2007 Walter Clore Private Reserve Red Wine is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc that spent 30 months in barrel. Toasty oak, mineral, violets, spice box, herbs, and assorted black fruits set the stage for a concentrated, dense, flavorful blend that will evolve for 2-3 years and offer peak drinking from 2014 to 2022, perhaps longer.
