DeLille Cellars, Yakima Valley (Washington) 2019

 DeLille Cellars sources their fruit from some of the best vineyards in Washington.  Their Minuit’s 70% Malbec is sourced from Red Willow and Quintessence Vineyards and its 30% Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from the Quintessence Vineyard.  Both vineyards have recognizable names in the Washington wine scene.  DeLille is declassifying their Red Mountain fruit, sourced from Quintessence Vineyard, to get the flavor and complexity they’re seeking.  The Red Willow fruit from Yakima gives the wine more red fruit notes and softens the darker, denser notes from Red Mountain.  I found the wine as one of my favorites from a recent DeLille lineup with chocolate covered blueberry and açai berry being the key notes that kept me coming back sip after sip.  If you find yourself with a bottle, you can cellar it or you can enjoy the whole bottle.  I don’t think there is an intermediate option, it’s too good.