Listed below are wines scoring 20/20 and 19.5/20 points in the Review of Washington Wines. They are listed in the order in which they were reviewed. Some may be sold out.

Wines Scoring 20/20 Points

2015 Reynvaan Family Vineyards "Stonessence" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley ($100) - February

2014 Avennia Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard, 1985 Block ($95) - May

2014 Canvasback "Grand Passage" Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain ($80) - May

2013 DeLille Cellars Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain ($160) - June

2014 Adams Bench Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Stillwater Creek Vineyard ($70) - June

2014 Doubleback Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley ($94) - August

2015 Rotie Cellars Northern Red Blend, Walla Walla Valley ($48) - August

2012 Corliss Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($75) - December

2012 Corliss Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley ($95) - December

 

Wines Scoring 19.5/20 Points

2013 Woodward Canyon Estate Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($79) - January

2013 Woodward Canyon "Charbonneau" Red Wine, Walla Walla County ($86) - January

2014 Proper Syrah, Walla Walla Valley ($48) - January

2013 Rasa Vineyards "Creative Impulse" Red Wine, Yakima Valley ($95) - January

2013 Rasa Vineyards "in Order to form a more Perfect Union" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($95) - January

2013 Charles Smith "King Coal" Cabernet-Syrah, Wahluke Slope, Northridge Vineyard ($100) - February

2014 Mark Ryan "Lost Soul" Syrah, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($48) - February

2013 Northstar "Premier" Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($85) - March

2014 Mark Ryan "Lonely Heart" Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain ($95) - April

2012 Forgeron Cellars "Anvil" Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley ($65) - April

2013 Andrew Will Red Wine, Horse Heaven Hills, Champoux Vineyard ($74) - May

2014 Avennia "Sestina" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($65) - May

2014 L'Ecole No. 41 Estate Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley, Ferguson Vineyard ($65) - May

2012 Tero Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Windrow Vineyard, Plateau Block ($55) - May

2014 Waters "Old Stones" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley ($50) - May

2015 Leonetti Cellar Merlot, Walla Walla Valley ($75) - June

2014 Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley ($95) - June

2014 Maison Bleue "Frontière" Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Waliser Vineyard ($65) - June

2014 Gramercy Cellars "John Lewis" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, Les Collines Vineyard ($85) - June

2013 Gramercy Cellars Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley ($95) - June

2014 DeLille Cellars "Chaleur Estate" Red Wine, Red Mountain ($80) - June

2014  DeLille Cellars "Harrison Hill" Red Wine, Snipes Mountain ($90) - June

2014 Adams Bench Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($65) - June

2014 Adams Bench Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, Mays Discovery Vineyard ($65) - June

2015 Morell-Pena "Ysabella Bjork" Chardonnay, Columbia Valley ($45) - July

2015 Morell-Pena "Camylla Loren" Chardonnay, Columbia Valley ($45) - July

2015 Morell-Pena "Gemma Camaryn" Chardonnay, Columbia Valley ($45) - July

2013 Ocellii Cellars Grenache, Snipes Mountain, Upland Vineyard ($45) - July

2014 Walla Walla Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Sagemoor Vineyard ($50) - July

2014 Reininger Carmenère, Walla Walla Valley, Seven Hills Vineyard ($54) - July

2015 Rotie Cellars Southern Red Blend, Washington State ($48) - August

2012 G. Cuneo Cellars "Seccopasa" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($75) - August

2014 Col Solare Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain ($75) - October

2014 Tranche Cellars Chardonnay, Columbia Gorge, Celilo Vineyard ($45) - October

2015 Tierra Labrada Petit Verdot, Walla Walla Valley, Elevation Vineyard ($75) - October

2015 Tierra Labrada Merlot, Walla Walla Valley, Elevation Vineyard ($95) - October 

2015 Tierra Labrada Cabernet Sauvignon, Walls Walla Valley, Elevation Vineyard ($95) - October

2014 Upchurch Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain ($70) - October

2014 Woodward Canyon "Old Vines" Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington State ($99) - October

2015 Ardor Cellars Grenache, Walla Walla Valley, Stoney Vine Vineyard ($60) - November

2015 Ardor Cellars "Quaternarioum" Syrah, Columbia Valley ($70) - November

2015 Sleight of Hand Cellars "Psychedelic" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, Stoney Vine Vineyard ($60) - November

2015 Forgeron Cellars "Anvil" Chardonnay, Yakima Valley, French Creek Vineyard ($45) - November

2014 Seven Hills Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, Artz Vineyard ($75) - November

2016 Abeja Chardonnay, Washington State ($40) - December

2014 The Walls "Concrete Mama" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley ($75) - December

2014 Rasa Vineyards "in Order to form a more Perfect Union" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($95) - December

2013 Rasa Vineyards "Fianchetto" Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley, XL Vineyard ($95) - December

2013 Rasa Vineyards "Veritas Sequitur" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, SJR Vineyard ($95) - December

2012 MTR Productions "Memory Found" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley ($85) - December

2015 Rotie Cellars "little g" Grenache, Washington State ($60) - December

2015 Rotie Cellars "Swordfight" Red Wine, Washington State ($60) - December

2015 Rotie Cellars "Homage" Red Wine, Washington State ($60) - December

 

Next Week, Friday, December 22 - Best Buys of 2016 - Wines Scoring 19/20 Points for $40 or Less and Wines Scoring 18.5/20 Points for $25 or Less and the January 2018 Issue of the Review of Washington Wines