Here is our annual listing of wines scoring 20/20 points and 19.5/20 points (using the University of California Davis 20 point system) for the year.
Wines Scoring 20/20 Points
2018 Force Majeure Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain ($125) - June
2019 Rotie Cellars "Big G" Estate Grenache, Walla Walla Valley ($85) - December
2019 Rotie Cellars "Love Rocks" Syrah, Rocks of Milton-Freewater, ENTAV Clone 470 ($65) December
2019 Rotie Cellars "Love Rocks" Syrah, Rocks of Milton-Freewater, ENTAV Tablas Creek Clone ($65) - December
In the January 2022 issue there will be three wines scoring 20/20 points that did not make it into the December issue
2018 Adams Bench Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($80)
2018 Adams Bench Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, Mays Discovery Vineyard ($80)
2028 Adams Bench Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Stillwater Creek Vineyard ($80)
Wines Scoring 19.5/20 Points
2018 Valdemar Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley ($70) - January
2018 Valdemar Estates Syrah, Red Mountain, Klipsun Vineyard ($80) - January
2017 Prospice Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, Quintessence Vineyard ($80) - January
2017 Pepper Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley ($65) - January
2017 Pepper Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Pepper Bridge Vineyard ($65) - January
2017 Pepper Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Seven Hills Vineyard ($65) - January
2017 Pepper Bridge "Trine" Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($70) - January
2018 Tierra Labrada Merlot, Walla Walla Valley, Elevation Vineyard ($85) - January
2018 Tierra Labrada Petit Verdot, Walla Walla Valley, Elevation Vineyard ($85) - January
2018 Tierra Labrada Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Elevation Vineyard ($95) - January
2019 Canvasback Riesling, Columbia Valley ($30) - February
2017 Canvasback Syrah, Red Mountain ($70) - February
2017 Canvasback Cabernet Franc, Red Mountain, Ciel du Cheval Vineyard ($70) - February
2017 Canvasback Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, Ciel du Cheval Vineyard ($70) - February
2017 Kontos Cellars "Brielle" Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($65) - March
2018 Kerloo Cellars Grenache, Yakima Valley, Lonesome Springs Vineyard ($57) - March
2018 L'Ecole No 41 Ferguson Vineyard Estate Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($70) - April
2018 PASXA Grenache, Walla Walla Valley, River Rock Vineyard ($80) - May
2018 PASXA Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, River Rock Vineyard ($80) - May
2018 PASXA Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, SJR Vineyard ($80) - May
2018 Avennia "Sestina" Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($75) - May
2017 Avennia Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($95) - May
2018 DeLille Cellars Red Willow Blend Red Wine, Yakima Valley ($75) - May
2018 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Red Wine, Red Mountain ($90) - May
2018 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill Red Wine, Snipes Mountain ($105) - May
2018 Force Majeure "Parvata" Red Wine, Red Mountain ($70) - June
2018 Force Majeure "Epinette" RedWine, Red Mountain ($95) - June
2019 Holocene "Apocrypha" Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley ($60) - June
2019 Holocene "Memorialis" Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley ($60) - June
2018 Canvasback Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, Funk Vineyard ($70) - June
2018 Canvasback "Grand Passage" Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain ($84) - June
2018 Woodward Canyon Estate Reserve Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($89) - June
2019 Valdemar Estates Chardonnay, Yakima Valley, DuBrul Vineyard ($50) - June
2018 Valdemar Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, Klipsun Vineyard ($80) - June
2018 Tero Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Windrow Vineyard Hill Block ($58) - June
2018 Tero Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Windrow Vineyard Plateau Block ($58) - June
2018 Tero Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley Old Block ($58) - June
2017 Fidelitas Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, Quintessence Vineyard ($70) - July
2018 Wautoma Springs "Long Vine" Clone 8 Red Wine, Columbia Valley ($100) - July
2018 Va Piano "Black Label" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, Les Collines Vineyard ($75) August
2018 Va Piano "Black Label" Cabernet Sauvignon, Rattlesnake Hills, DuBrul Vineyard ($105) - August
2018 House of Bones Chardonnay, Columbia Gorge, Celilo Vineyard ($45) - September
2018 Proper Wines Reserve Syrah, Walla Walla Valley ($85) - September
2017 Northstar "Premier" Merlot, Columbia Valley ($80) - September
2020 Abeja Chardonnay, Washington ($45) - October
2018 Pepper Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley ($65) October
2018 Pepper Bridge Seven Hills Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($65) - October
2018 Pepper Bridge "Trine" Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($70) - October
2020 Canvasback Riesling, Royal Slope ($30) - October
2018 Abeja Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Heather Hill Vineyard ($75) - November
2018 Kontos Cellars "Dorsey" Baker Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($55) - November
2018 Saviah Cellars Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, The Stones Speak Vineyard ($55) - November
2019 Brook & Bull Reserve Makbac, Walla Walla Valley ($58) - November
2019 Mark Ryan "Little Sister" Merlot, Columbia Valley ($80) - November
2019 Mark Ryan "Dead Horse" Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain ($90) - November
2018 The Walls "Mahana" Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, River Rock Vineyard ($56) - November
2018 Gramercy Cellars "Langiappe" Syrah, Columbia Valley, Red Willow Vineyard ($65) - November
2018 Gramercy Cellars Estates Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($72) - November
2019 Valdemar Estates Chardonnay, Yakima Valley, French Creek Vineyard ($50) - December
2019 Valdemar Estates Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, Seven Hills Vineyard ($65) - December
2019 Valdemar Estates Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, Blue Mountain Vineyard ($75) - December
2018 Canvasback Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, Longwinds Vineyard ($72) - December
2018 Canvasback Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, Klipsun Vineyard ($72) - December
2018 Canvasback Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, Ciel du Cheval Vineyard ($72) - December
2019 Rotie Cellars "Little g" Grenache, Washington State ($65) - December
2019 Rotie Cellars "dre" Mourvèdre, Washington Stater ($65) - December
2018 àMaurice Cellars "Owl and Crown" Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley ($75) - December
2017 Kontos Cellars "The Boss" Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley ($195 - 1.5 Liter) - December
2018 Sleight of Hand Cellars "Psychedelic" Syrah Walla Walla Valley, Stoney Vine Estate Vineyard ($60) - December