Description
White Wine: 2009 | DeLille Cellars | Roussanne Doyenne
Very steely and crisp, with gorgeous pear, lemon, and brioche notes buffering all of the wet stone and mineral undertones, the 2009 DeLille Cellars Roussanne Doyenne Ciel du Cheval Vineyard is a serious white that shows fantastic focus and class on the palate.
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Producer: DeLille Cellars
Ratings: ST | 93
Vintage: 2009
Size: 750ml
ABV: 14.4%
Varietal: Roussanne
Country/Region: United States, Washington
Very steely and crisp, with gorgeous pear, lemon, and brioche notes buffering all of the wet stone and mineral undertones, the 2009 DeLille Cellars Roussanne Doyenne Ciel du Cheval Vineyard is a serious white that shows fantastic focus and class on the palate.
Reviews:
- Stephen Tanzer: Bright yellow. Honey, ginger, quinine and an element of leesy complexity on the nose. Then dense, tactile and sappy in the mouth, with a fresh apricot flavor complicated by gingery spice. Really explodes on the long finish but retains its brisk quality. These two Doyenne whites are superb.
Producer Information
DeLille Cellars is a prestigious Washington State wine producer, founded in 1992. With a focus on the Red Mountain AVA and other top sites in the Columbia Valley, it has been a leading player in establishing the viticultural credentials of the state. DeLille Cellars is also one of the first wineries in Washington to predominantly focus on producing both red and wines from Bordeaux varieties. DeLille was one of the first five wineries in the state to gain a 5-star rating for excellence from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate. In recent years it has appeared four times in the annual Wines and Spirits Magazine Top 100 Wineries of the World list.
Grape are sourced from multiple estate and contracted vineyards spanning the Yakima Valley and Red Mountain AVAs: Harrison Hill, Grand Ciel, Klipsun, Boushey, Ciel du Cheval, Red Willow, Upchurch and Stillwater Creek. DeLille Cellars has held the rights to Harrison Hill vineyard since 1994, which is today part of the Snipes Mountain AVA. Snipes Mountain is known for its unique topography, high elevations and soils that differentiate it from the rest of the Yakima Valley AVA. The Harrison Hill vineyard was first planted to Cabernet Sauvignon in 1962 and features the second oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the state of Washington.
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