2013 Spring Valley Vineyards "Uriah" Walla Walla Valley Bordeaux Blend
SKU #1394855
93 points
Wine Spectator
Broad and expressive, playing red plum, black cherry and peppery spice flavors against lightly prickly tannins, coming together on the long and generous finish. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. (HS)
(10/2016)
92 points
Vinous
(14.1%; 50% new oak): Highly complex nose offers aromas of blackberry, black raspberry, spices, espresso and bitter chocolate lifted by a floral topnote. Wonderfully intense, fine-grained, silky wine with enticing sweetness but also a juicy impression of energy to its berry, spice and light torrefaction flavors. Finishes with serious but ripe, harmonious tannins and excellent length. This expansive wine already offers outstanding appeal but it has the material and balance to age. Incidentally, this wine and the Frederick are Spring Valley's most important bottlings, with about 3,000 cases of each produced. (ST)
(11/2016)
92 points
Wine Enthusiast
This wine is a blend of Merlot (45%), Cabernet Franc (34%), Petit Verdot (8%), Malbec (8%) and Cabernet Sauvignon. Brooding aromas of green herbs, flowers and cherry lead to a ripe full-flavored palate that shows a fine sense of balance. (SS)
(12/2016)