The 2018 Walla Walla Vintners Red Blend leads with 38% Merlot and 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and then rounds those portions out with Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. You will be hard pressed to find another Bordeaux-style blend of this caliber for $25. This is an unabashedly delicious gem that’s packed to the brim with aromas of black raspberry, plum, black cherry, pepper, vanilla bean, rosemary, and tobacco that all carry over to the full-bodied and plush palate that ends with a long, smooth, and pleasing finish.
Walla Walla Vintners, Columbia Valley (Washington) 2018
By Miranda Franco