Monday, June 15, 2009

Grand Reve is a "Great Dream" for Washington wine fans!

Grand Reve is another MUST TRY in the Woodinville circle of wineries. (To be honest, the tasting room is ACTUALLY in Kirkland, but close enough) Grand Reve is a collaboration of work with several prominent winemakers, with the best of the best grapes from the Red Mountain region. They are planting their own estate vineyards, so I am sure future vintages will be absolutely amazing.

The winemakers involved in this are:
Ben Smith of Cadence
Mark McNeilly of Mark Ryan
Ross Mickel of Ross Andrew
Carolyn Lakewold of Donedei
Chris Gorman of Gorman
Not too shabby of a collaboration.

Onto the wine:
2006 Grand Reve Sangiovese by Mark Ryan McNeilly: This wine is 90% Sangiovese and 10% Syrah. Only 50 cases were made of this little gem. Not the typical big jammy sangiovese you may be used to, but still delicious. Although it does a bit of that jammyness on the palate, the syrah makes the finish a little longer, and a bit more enjoyable. I think that a bit more time in the bottle for this wine will do nothing but improve the body of this wine. (also to note, I am a huge fan of Mark Ryan wines, so this wonderful wine definitely falls into another masterpiece by Mark).
2005 Grand Reve Collaboration Series I by Ben Smith: This is a blend of 62% Cab Sav, 13% Cab Franc, 13% Petit Verdot, 12% Merlot. Now this wine had more cases produced: a whopping 198. This wine had a nice light ruby color, but a big earthy, almost mushroom like nose on it. It's delicious, but again, I would cellar this wine and wait for the true excellence of this wine to be revealed.
2006 Grand Reve Collaboration Series III by Mark Ryan McNeilly: This wine is 100% Syrah with 268 cases produced. Like many other Syrahs, this has the wonderful inky color and a blackberry nose. This has a long finish and is very well balanced.
2006 Grand Reve Collaboration Series II by Ross Andrew Mickel: This wine is 97% Syrah with 3% Viognier. Has a wonderful earthy nose and the small bit of viognier provides a bit floral on the nose. Like many of the other ones it will definitely get better with age. This one was definitely my favorite of the tasting.

I also got to try a Merlot not "on the list" but I didn't even take any notes on it. Like the other wines, it was tasty, but not as memorable. The tasting room is only open on Saturdays from 1-4, but I suggest you go. Now.

37 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Merlot (Collaboration IV), made by Carolyn Lakewood, is a blend of Merlot (75%), Cabernet Sauvignon (13%), and Cabernet Franc (12%).

Nose: A gorgeous, inviting nose with sexy new oak and hints of cherries, blackberries, spice and a slight scent of barbecue smoke.

Tasting Notes: A medium to full boded wine, very nicely balanced, rich, and supple, silky, velvety, and refined.

This is a pleasure to drink. One of my favorites. COMPLETELY different than any merlot i have ever tasted. Very impressive.

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