Listed below are the wines reviewed in 2016 scoring 19/20 points for $40 a bottle or less and wines scoring 18.5/20 points for $25 a bottle or less. They are listed in the order in which they were reviewed. This is the largest listing of Best Buys yet, a testimony to the increasing number of exceptional Washington wines which are excellent values as well. Some wines listed are sold out.
Wines Scoring 19/20 Points for $40 or Less
2014 Basel Cellars Semillon, Walla Walla Valley, Double River Vineyard ($32) - January
2012 Basel Cellars Carmenère, Columbia Valley ($36) - January
2009 Basel Cellars "Inspired" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($40) - January
2013 Kerloo Cellars Malbec, Wahluke Slope, Stone Tree Vineyard ($40) - January
2013 Kerloo Cellars Grenache, Wehluke Slope, Upland Vineyard ($40) - January
2012 Three Rivers Syrah, Walla Walla Valley $39) - January
2012 Three Rivers Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Bacchus Vineyard ($39) - January
2013 Eight Bells Cellars Syrah, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($35) - January
2012 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Cold Creek Vineyard ($32) - January
2012 Nota Bene Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, Heart of the Hill Vineyard ($40) - February
2011 Tranche Cellars Cabernet Franc, Walla Walla Valley, Blue Mountain Vineyard ($40) - February
2011 Tranche Cellars Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, Blue Mountain Vineyard ($40) - February
2012 Canoe Ridge Malbec, Wahluke Slope, Doval Vineyard ($40) - February
2013 Canvasback Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain ($40) - February
2012 Baer "Ursa" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($39) - February
2009 Barnard Griffin Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley ($40) - March
2013 Bookwalter Double Plot Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, Conner Lee Vineyard ($38) - March
2012 Nota Bene Cellars Red Wine, Red Mountain, Ciel du Cheval Vineyard ($40) - March
2012 Nota Bene Cellars Syrah, Red Mountain, Ciel du Cheval Vineyard ($40) - March
2013 Mansion Creek Cellars Field Blend, Red Mountain ($34) - March
2013 Cadaretta Syrah, Columbia Valley ($35) - March
2011 Cadaretta Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley ($40) - March
2013 Structure Cellars "Foundation" Syrah, Columbia Valley ($38) - April
2012 Tertulia Cellars Carmenère, Horse Heaven Hills, Phinny Hill Vineyard ($40) - April
2013 El Corazon "Veni Vidi Vici" Mourvèdre, Walla Walla Valley, Birch Creek Vineyard ($40) - April
2013 Isenhower Syrah, Yakima Valley, Dutchman Vineyard ($34) - April
2014 Ardor Cellara Mourvedre, Yakima Valley, Boushey Vineyard ($40) - April
2014 Numbskull "GSM" Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($32) - April
2014 Numbskull "BDX" Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($38) - April
2013 Walla Faces "Fusion" Red Blend, Columbia Valley ($40) - April
2013 Avennia "Justine" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($40) - May
2013 Walla Walla Vintners "Bello Rosso" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($38) - May
2013 Kerloo Cellars Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, Les Collines Vineyard ($40) - May
2013 Otis Kenyon Malbec, Washington, Phinny Hill Vineyard ($40) - May
2013 Otis Kenyon Careener, Washington, Phinny Hill Vineyard ($40) - May
2013 Convergence Zone "Mistral" Grenache, Red Mountain, Ciel du Cheval Vineyard ($29) - May
2014 Domaine J. Mauret "Le Pacte" Chardonnay, Columbia Gorge, Jewett Creek Vineyard ($30) - May
2014 Domaine J. Meuret "Clos Pierre" Chardonnay, Columbia Gorge, White Salmon Vineyard ($35) - May
2013 Domaine J. Meuret "Les Chenes" Pinot Noir, Oregon, Phelps Creek Vineyard ($40) - May
2013 Maison Bleue "Voyageur" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley ($40) - May
2013 Maison Bleue "Coureur de Bois" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($40) - May
2013 Maison Bleue "Bourgeois" Grenache, Columbia Valley ($40) - May
2013 Tero Estates "ST" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($38) - May
2013 Waters "Tremolo" Red Wine, Washington ($40) - May
2013 Helix "SoRho" Red Wine, Wahluke Slope, Stone Tree Vineyard ($40) - June
2014 àMaurice Cellars Grenache, Columbia Valley, Boushey Vineyard ($38) - June
2014 Clearwater Canyon Estate Syrah, Lewis-Clark Valley, Umiker Vineyard ($28) - June
2013 Clearwater Canyon "Selway" Red Wine, Lewis-Clark Valley ($38) - June
2013 DeLille Cellars Doyenne "AIX" Red Wine, Red Mountain ($39) - July
2012 Guardian Cellars "The Alibi" Red Wine, Red Mountain ($39) - July
2013 Gifford Hirlinger Estate Petit Verdot, Walla Walla Valley ($38) - July
2014 Annalema Gewurztramier, Columbia Gorge, Atavus Vineyard ($27) - August
2014 Annalema Gewurtztraminer, Columbia Gorge, Oak Ridge Vineyard ($27) - August
2013 Annalema Chardonnay, Columbia Gorge, Oak Ridge Vineyard ($36) - August
2012 Lauren Ashton "Estelle" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($40) - August
2013 Cuillin Hills "Instigator" Syrah, Columbia Valley ($40) - August
2014 Savage Grace Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($38ers) - August
2013 Foundry Vineyards Petit Verdot, Walla Walla Valley ($36) - August
2015 Rotie Cellars Southern White, Washington ($32) - August
2013 Nefarious Cellars Estate Syrah, Lake Chelan, Defiance Vineyard ($35) - September
2013 Fidelitas Red Mountain Malbec ($40) - September
2015 Mark Ryan Viognier, Columbia Valley ($30) - September
2014 Mark Ryan "Dissident" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($38) - September
2015 Rotie Cellars Northern White Marsanne, Washington ($32) - September
2015 Rotie Cellars Grenache Blanc, Washington ($32) - September
2014 L'Ecole No. 41 Grenache, Wahluke Slope, Stone Tree Vineyard ($36) - October
2013 Three Rivers Syrah, Walla Walla Valley ($39) - October
2013 Tero Estates "DC3" Red Blend, Walla Walla Valley ($38) - October
2014 March Cellars Chardonnay, Columbia Valley ($30) - October
2014 Nefarious Cellars Estate Malbec, Lake Chelan, Defiance Vineyard ($35) - October
2012 Eight Bells "David's Block" Red Wine, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($35) - October
2012 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Cold Creek Vineyard ($36) - October
2015 Avennia "Silane" Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley ($28) - November
2013 Camaraderie Cellars Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Dionysus Vineyard ($40) - November
2013 Camaraderie Cellars Grâce Reserve Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($37.50) - November
2015 àMaurice Cellars Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, Conner Lee Vineyard ($32) - November
2014 àMaurice Cellars Malbec, Columbia Valley, Gamache Vineyard ($38) - November
2013 Balboa Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Eidolon Vineyard ($40) - November
2012 Robert Karl Cellars "The Phinny" Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills ($36) - December
2012 Robert Karl Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, Gunselman Bench Vineyard ($36) - December
2013 Barrister Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Bacchus Vineyard ($35) - December
N/V Barrister "Barrister's Block" Red Blend, Columbia Valley ($39) - December
2013 Walla Walla Vintners Carmenere, Red Mountain, Heart of the Hill Vineyard ($38) - December
2015 L'Ecole No. 41 Chardonnay, Ancient Lakes, Evergreen Vineyard ($35) - December
2014 Seven Hills Petit Verdot, Walla Walla Valley, McClellan Vineyard ($35) - December
2014 Isenhower Cellars Syrah, Yakima Valley, Dutchman Vineyard ($34) - December
2014 Corvus Cellars Petit Verdot, Red Mountain ($35) - December
2014 Corvus Cellars Estate Malbec, Red Mountain ($40) - December
2014 The Walls "Lip Stinger" Grenache Blanc, Yakima Valley, French Creek Vineyard ($38) - December
Wines Scoring 18.5/20 Points for $25 or Less
2011 Eight Bells Merlot, Red Mountain ($25) - January
2012 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay, Horse Heaven Hills, Canoe Ridge Vineyard ($24) - January
2014 Nine Hats Riesling, Columbia Valley ($24) - January
2013 Nine Hats Syrah, Columbia Valley ($25) - January
2013 Nine Hats Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley ($25) - January
2013 Nine Hats Malbec, Columbia Valley ($25) - January
2014 Seven Hills "Old Vines" Riesling, Columbia Valley ($15) - January
2014 Chateau Ste. Michelle Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Horse Heaven Hills ($28) - January
2013 Chateau St. Michelle Riesling, Columbia Valley, Cold Creek Vineyard ($18) - January
2012 Nota Bene Cellars Syrah, Columbia Valley ($25) - February
2012 Nota Bene Cellars Cabernet Franc, Yakima Valley ($25) - February
2014 Gilbert Cellars Riesling, Yakima Valley ($20) - February
2014 Gilbert Cellars Gewurtztraminer, Yakima Valley ($20) - February
2014 Barnard Griffin Roussanne, Columbia Valley ($20) - March
2014 Barnard Griffin Reserve Chardonnay, Columbia Valley ($23) - March
2014 Alexandria Nicole "Shepherd's Mark" White Wine, Horse Heaven Hills ($24) - March
2013 Clearwater Canyon Cellars "Renaissance" Red Wine, Washington-Idaho ($23) - March
2012 Chateau Ste. Michelle "Indian Wells" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($20) - March
2014 Northwest Wine Academy Chardonnay, Yakima Valley ($19) - May
2013 Northwest Wine Academy Red Wine, Red Mountain ($24) - May
2015 Northwest Wine Academy Riesling, Columbia Valley ($19) - May
2014 Kevin White Red Wine, Yakima Valley ($19) - May
2014 Walla Walla Vintners Dolcetto, Walla Walla Valley, Dwelley Vineyard ($24) - May
2014 Walla Walla Vintners Sangiovese, Columbia Valley ($25) - May
2014 Convergence Zone "Dewpoint" Riesling, Columbia Valley ($17) - May
2014 Convergence Zine "Drizzle" Pinot Gris, Red Mountain, Ciel du Cheval Vineyard ($19) - May
2014 Convergence Zine "Sunbreak" Chenin Blanc, Columbia Valley ($19) - May
2015 Kerloo Cellars Grenache Blanc, Walla Walla Valley, Blue Mountain Vineyard ($20) - June
2015 Kerloo Cellars Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley, Boushey Vineyard ($22) - June
2015 Ardor Cellars White Blend, Columbia Valley, Lawrence Vineyard ($25) - June
2015 Ardor Cellars White Blend, Walla Walla Valley, Los Oidos Vineyard ($25) - June
2015 L'Ecole No. 41 "Old Vine" Chenin Blanc, Columbia Valley ($14) - June
2012 Gamache Vintners Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley ($25) - July
2014 Forgeron Cellars Façon Blanc, Columbia Valley ($25) - July
2015 Savage Grace Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($25) - August
2015 Hard Row to Hoe "Rumors" White Wine, Lake Chelan ($25) - September
2015 Cairdeas Grenache Blanc, Yakima Valley, Bouhshey Vineyard ($24) - September
2015 Amavi Cellars Semillon, Walla Walla Valley ($24) - September
2015 Nefarious Cellars Pinot Grigio, Lake Chelan, Peterson Vineyard ($20)- September
2015 Nefarious Cellars Viognier, Lake Chelan, Defiance Vineyard ($20) - September
2015 Nefarious Cellars Riesling, Columbia Valley, Rocky Mother Vineyard ($20) - September
2015 L'Ecole No. 41 Semillon, Columbia Valley, Stillwater Creek Vineyard ($21) - October
2015 Hard Row to Hoe White Heritage, Lake Chelan ($25) -October
2015 Hard Row to Hoe Gewürztraminer, Lake Chelan ($25) - October
2014 Chateau Ste. Michelle- Dr. Loosen "Erioca" Riesling, Columbia Valley ($22) - October
2015 Long Shadows "Poet's Leap" Riesling, Columbia Valley ($20) - October
2015 Wind Rose Cellars Primitivo, Columbia Valley, Stone Tree Vineyard ($25) - November
2015 Buty Semillon-Sauvignon-Muscadelle, Columbia Valley ($25) - November
2015 Eight Bells Chardonnay, Yakima Valley, Boushey Vineyard ($25) - November
2015 Eight Bells Marquette, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($25) - November
2015 Eight Bells Merlot, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($25) - November
2014 Avennia "Les Trouvés" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($25) - November
2015 Barrister Sauvignon Blanc, Red Mountain, Klipsun Vineyard ($19) - December
2013 Robert Karl Cellars "Claret" Red Wine, Horse Heaven Hills ($22) - December
N/V Treveri Blanc de Noirs Brut Sparkling Wine, Columbia Valley ($20) - December