A blend of grenache 52% with mourvedre 39% and a touch of cinsault 9%, the 2018 delille rose opens with a wonderful aromatic range from red currant to red cherry candy to shades of teaberry and wild mushroom with lighter smoky undertones that all build in the glass. It specializes in wines using the bordeaux grape varietals. The mission at delille cellars has always been to create a new bordeaux blend using washington state vineyards. This is the most expensive wine made from bordeaux blend red in y. Best of show, by robert whitley creators syndicate. Delille cellars currently produces six bordeauxstyled wines including grand ciel, chaleur estate rouge, d2, harrison hill, four flags and chaleur estate blanc. Winematch profiles 2007 delille cellars harrison hill. Settling into sunnyside, bridgman was elected mayor twice. Aug 29, 2017 about delille cellars founded in 1992 by charles and greg lill, jay soloff and celebrated winemaker chris upchurch, delille cellars is a boutique artisan winery located in woodinville, wash.
We are very grateful for gregs contributions to delille cellars and the washington wine industry, chris upchurch, cofounder and executive winemaker said in a statement. Delille 2014 harrison hill red snipes mountain rating. Incredibly pure, detailed flavors of cassis liqueur and blackberries are found in its broad character. Delille 2014 harrison hill red snipes mountain rating and. Grapes for this wine are sourced from the harrison hill vineyard in yakima. Aug 30, 2017 lill and his sister, pat lill jorgenson, will remain actively involved in the longterm vision of delille cellars. Delille cellars is the only washington winery to receive recognition in the top 100 wines by both the wine spectator and wine enthusiast for two consecutive years if you like 2012 delille cellars d2 proprietary red wine, you might also like.
Riwine of ascot world of riwine wines from the usa. With lill at the helm for the past 25 years, delille often has been highly acclaimed by critics and even won the wine press northwests 2017 washington winery of the year award. The winery replaces its several hundred french oak barrels every year, and. The 2003 harrison hill is a bordeaux style wine from winemaker chris upchurch of delille cellars.
Delille cellars harrison hill red, yakima valley prices. The winner of this auction item will enjoy a wine tasting for six at delille cellars in woodinville where. Delille cellars our wines previous vintage tasting notes. The 2002 harrison hill, which sports a nose of spices, cedar, blackberries, and cassis, is silkytextured and medium to fullbodied. Stores and prices for delille cellars harrison hill red, yakima valley prices, stores, tasting notes and market data. Located in woodinville, washington, delille cellars makes acclaimed bordeaux and rhonestyle wines from washington state, focusing on the red mountain ava and grape sourcing from washingtons leading vineyards. Delille cellars currently produces four bordeauxstyled wines.
An alluring nose with gooseberry, straw, and toast. Lill also will focus on managing and developing his familys real estate business, which includes the chateau property in woodinville currently leased by delille. Founder charles lills death leaves delille cellars to his. Delille cellars woodinville 2020 all you need to know. The winery, dedicated to making oldworld style wines from new world fruit, is located in woodinville, washington. About delille cellars founded in 1992 by charles and greg lill, jay soloff and celebrated winemaker chris upchurch, delille cellars is a boutique artisan winery located in woodinville, wash. Several important critics have rated this yakima valley wine highly. Stores and prices for 2010 delille cellars harrison hill red, yakima valley prices, stores, tasting notes and market data. Very dark fruit and bitter bakeras chocolate on the nose and palate. Delille cellars is winery of year at san diego wine competition. Grand ciel cabernet sauvignon, chaleur estate, d2, harrison hill, four flags cabernet sauvignon and chaleur blanc are the bordeaux style labels.
A guide to vermouth, port, sherry, madeira, and marsala. Delille cellars wedding seattletacoma wedding photographer. Bordeaux inspired, distinctly washington, uniquely delille. Among the first vines he planted on harrison hill were black prince cinsault, flame tokay and ribier. Response from delillecellarscs, manager at delille cellars responded jan 26, 2020 thank you for coming to visit us and we are very sorry we didnt meet your expectations. Delille cellars celebrates 100 years of harrison hill vineyard. Delille is a family and independently owned winery with an uncompromising philosophy about the quality of what will be in your bottle of wine.
Waxy blackberries are found in the aromatic profile of the topflight 2003 harrison hill. Tonys sales role continued with kirrihill wines cellar door in 2012 and he joined sevenhill cellars in october 2014 where he is responsible for sales and cellar door operation. Known for pioneering bordeauxstyle blends from washington state, the winery has maintained a tradition of quality and excellence with over 180 highly. The wine advocate gave the 2014 vintage a score of 95. Founded in 1992 by charles lill, chris upchurch, greg lill, and jay soloff, delille cellars is a small winery located in woodinville, washington. Grand ciel, chaleur estate red, d2, harrison hill, and chaleur estate blanc. Mar 29, 2015 a colorful fall wedding in october the wedding day started at the willows lodge just down the street from delille cellars winery. Back in the early 1990s, four men got together to start a winery. Delille cellars was founded in 1992 by greg lill, jay soloff, chris upchurch, and charles lill. The winery robert parker called the lafiterothschild of washington state regularly earns praise for the way their wines combine sheer fruit intensity and structure, as vinous puts it. Then, in 1914, he purchased land on two uplifts that are today separated by interstate 82. It was important to devon and aaron to enjoy a relaxing morning with family and friends before the ceremony and willows lodge was the perfect location. Mar 09, 2017 delille owns a 20 acre vineyard in red mountain and also sources from some of the top sites in the yakima valley.
This 5 acre vineyard was planted in 1962 and has steep slopes with sandyloam soil over a gravel base. The result was delille cellars, which has gone on to become one of washingtons most cherished and revered producers greg lill got together with friends jay soloff and chris upchurch and his father, charles, to launch delille at a property charles owned just a couple of minutes drive from chateau. In 2010, tonys focus switched to a salesmarketing role with the establishment of a regional cellar door specialising in smaller producers from the clare valley. All rights reserved website by artmil photos by richard duval, used by permission. Delille cellars is a boutique artisan winery located in woodinville, washington. A colorful fall wedding in october the wedding day started at the willows lodge just down the street from delille cellars winery. To learn more about delille cellars, visit the winery online. Delille cellars has a portfolio of over a dozen bordeaux and rhone style blends true to the terroir of washington state. Celebrated washington winery delille cellars announces new. Epstein is also the author of several books on wine, spirits, and food, including champagne. Chaleur estate red, d2, harrison hill and chaleur estate blanc. Washingtons lafiterothschild delivers yum factor critics adore delille cellars and its 2014 d2. With 65 percent cabernet sauvignon, this wine is aging incredibly well, taking on nuances of tobacco leaf, spice box and cedar. The winery was founded in 1992 by charles and greg lill, jay soloff and celebrated winemaker chris upchurch.
Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, and petit verdot. Simply stated, our goal is to make the very best handcrafted, oldworld style red and white wine made in the state of washington. A useful tool to find other wines that match 2007 delille cellars harrison hill for consumers, wineries, restaurants. He was led to harrison hill in the early days of delille by his mentor, the legendary david lake winemaker for columbia winery, which had been known as associated vintners. Jan 12, 2019 planting of harrison hill and snipes mountain. Average user rating 4 stars very good 1 ratings producer delille cellars. Columbia valley washington red blend invino up to 80% off. Titan cellars 2009 red blend wawinemans northwest wine. Will hill has 29 books on goodreads with 51627 ratings. Buy 2012 delille cellars d2 proprietary red wine 750ml online. Delille cellars is winery of year at san diego wine. Jul 10, 2014 upchurch said the old vine cabernet sauvignon on harrison hill ripens slowly, and upchurch cherishes that. Delille owns a 20 acre vineyard in red mountain and also sources from some of the top sites in the yakima valley. Founded in 1992 by charles and greg lill, jay soloff, and winemaker chris upchurch, delille cellars pioneered bordeauxstyle blends in washington state both red and white inspiring robert parker, in a visit to the original chateau in woodinville, to proclaim delille cellars the lafite rothschild of.
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