Well, it’s that time of year again. Time to select the 2010 Reader Survey Wine of the Year and 2011 Wine to Watch!
The Reader Survey Wine of the Year is intended for the one Washington wine in 2010 that stood out among all those you tasted. The 2011 Wine to Watch is for a pre-release wine you tasted that will be released in 2011 that you believe will be exceptional.
Here is how it works.
Nominations
Wednesday 12/1 to Monday 12/6 9pm
Nominate up to three Washington wines in each category via comment or e-mail (wawinereport@gmail.com). Please state whether the wine is to be considered for ‘2010 Wine of the Year’ or ‘2011 Wine to Watch.’
Preliminaries
Tuesday 12/7 to Saturday 12/11 9pm
Vote for any two wines in both categories from those wines nominated.
Finals
Sunday 12/12 to Thursday 12/16 9pm
Vote for any one of the finalists.
See additional rules below.
Let the submissions begin!
Read about the 2009 Reader Survey Wine of the Year here.
Read about the 2010 Wine to Watch here.
Rules (the fine print, literally):
* Wines in both categories must be from Washington.
* Entrants for the Reader Survey Wine of the Year must have been released and/or available on shelves in 2010. In other words, don’t pick wines from several years back or several years forward.
* Entrants for the 2011 Wine to Watch must be wines to-be-released in 2011. These would be barrel samples or bottle samples of wines you tasted this year that will be released next year. Any wines that have already been released will be removed from the voting.
* If more than three wines are sent in for either category, I will cap your list at the first three so be choosey!
* If I can’t determine which wines were intended for which category, I will not include them in the voting so please make sure to specify this.
* Any entries sent in after 9pm on December 6th will not be included in the voting.
* Nominations for each category will be capped at no more than 60 entries to keep subsequent voting manageable.
* Please note that I reserve the right to make changes to these rules if need be to preserve the spirit of the reader survey. If so, I will post these changes to the blog.
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somme de parties
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For the 2010 wine of the year
ReplyDelete2007 Betz Family Cabernet Sauvignon Père de Famille
2007 Betz Family Syrah La CĂ´te Patriarche
2005 Mark Ryan Dead Horse Ciel du Cheval Vineyard
2010 Wine of the year: 2007 Grand Reve Reserve Cabernet
ReplyDelete2011 Wine to watch for: 2008 Figgins Family Estate Red
For the 2010 Wine of the Year:
ReplyDelete2007 Andrew Will Champoux Vineyard
2006 Cote Bonneville Carriage House
2007 Gramercy Lagniappe Syrah
Three that stood out for Wine of the Year: 2007 Waters Winery Forgotten Hills Syrah, 2006 Forgeron Cellars Zinfandel and 2008 Grand Reve Grenache (V)
ReplyDelete2010 Wine of the Year
ReplyDelete2007 Adams Bench Red Willow Cab Sauv
2007 Fidelitas Boushey Red Wine
2011 Wines to watch for:
ReplyDelete2008 Cayuse God Only Knows
2008 Reynvaan Stonessence
2010 Wine of the Year
ReplyDeleteDoubleback 2007 Cabernet
2010 Wine of the Year:
ReplyDelete2007 Tero Estates Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 El Corazon Supernova Malbec
2006 Buty Columbia Rediva
2011 Wine to watch:
2009 Three Rivers Petit Verdot
2010 Wine of the Year:
ReplyDelete2007 Efeste Final Final
2007 Rulo Syrah
2007 Doubleback
2011 Wine to Watch:
2008 Efeste Tough Guy
2007 Betz Family Cabernet Sauvignon Père de Famille
ReplyDelete2007 Betz Family Syrah La CĂ´te Patriarche
2005 Mark Ryan Dead Horse Ciel du Cheval Vineyard
Sean, you have some wealthy readers, the Doubleback is way outta my price range.
ReplyDelete2007 Rob't D, Edmonds Winery
ReplyDelete2007 Bentley, Edmonds Winery
2006 Estate Lemberger, Kiona Winery
2011 Wines to Watch
ReplyDelete2008 Bentley, Edmonds Winery
2008 Rob't D, Edmonds Winery
And just about anything from Kiona Winery
2010 Wine of the year
ReplyDelete2007 Rob't D, Edmonds Winery
2007 Bentley, Edmonds Winery
2006 Estate Lemberger, Kiona Winery
Forgot to add category
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ReplyDeletepohare1218/Wine Siren recommends for 2010:
ReplyDelete2007 Robert Ramsay Cellars Cabernet
2007 Robert Ramsay Cellars Mourvedre
2008 Bartholomew Winery Sauvignon Blanc
pohare1218/Wine Siren recommends for 2011:
ReplyDelete2008 Robert Ramsay Mourvedre
Tough this year, as there were so many good wines that choosing a top one is like differentiating an A from an A+. I agree with the Grand Reve Reserve and the Buty Rediviva, so let me add a few different ones that stood out...
ReplyDelete2010 Wine of the Year:
2006 Boudreaux Merlot
2007 Andrew Will Sorella
2008 Reynvaan In The Rocks
Wine of the Year:
ReplyDelete2007 Rotie Southern Blend
2008 Buty Musc/Sem/Sauv
2007 Betz Besoleili
2010 Wine of the Year
ReplyDelete2008 Maison Bleue Liberte Syrah Boushey Vineyard
2007 Fielding Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 Cooper L'inizio
Special Mention: 2009 Ernest & Jennifer Riesling
2011 Wine to Watch
ReplyDelete2008 Grand Reve V
2008 Adams Bench Reckoning
2010 YakYakWine Tempranillo
2010 Wine of the Year:
ReplyDelete2007 Woodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon "Old Vines"
2008 Rotie Northern Rhone Blend
2009 Buty Semillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle
2011 Wine to Watch
Kerloo Cellars
[Revision from my last submission - realized I made a few mistakes]
ReplyDelete2010 Wine of the Year:
2007 Woodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon "Old Vines"
2008 Rotie Southern Rhone Blend
2009 Buty Semillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle
2011 Wine to Watch
2009 Kerloo Cellars Walla Walla Valley Syrah
sean, i'm a mess over here - that last post from tara was from me, just didn't realize i was signed in as my wife... :-)
ReplyDeleteWine of the Year
ReplyDelete2005 CĂ´te Bonneville Syrah DuBrul Vineyard
Wine to Watch
2008 Kontos Cellars Syrah
2010 Wines of The Year
ReplyDelete2009 Woodward Canyon Chardonnay
2007 Alexandria Nicole Jet Black Syrah
2007 Quilceda Creek Red Wine
2011 Wine to Watch
2006 Corliss Syrah
2010 Wine of The Year
ReplyDelete2007 21 Grams
2007 Efeste Ceidleigh Syrah
2010 Wine of the Year:
ReplyDelete2007 Cailloux Cayuse
2010 wine to Watch:
2008 Kerloo Les Collines Syrah
Let me add a few more suggestions to keep it interesting
ReplyDeleteWA Wine of 2010
2007 Cote Bonneville Chardonnay
2007 DesVoigne Cellars Montreaux Syrah
2007 Woodward Canyon Merlot
WA Wine to Watch 2011
The two barrel wines that I am most excited about may not be ready in 2011 but I will list them here just to get you to start drooling.
2009 Adams Bench Red Willow Sangiovese
2010 Sparkman Cellars Red Haven Port
Will definitely be sold in 2011
2008 William Church Two Spires
Wine of the Year 2010:
ReplyDelete2008 Alexandria Nicole "Members Only"
2007 Long Shadows "Feather"
2008 Dowsett "Devotion"
Wine to Watch 2011:
2009 Alexandria Nicole "Mr. Big" Petite Sirah
07 Woodward Canyon Old Vines hands down the best wine from WA I had this year.
ReplyDeleteWine to Watch: 2008 William Church Cabernet Sauvignon to be released in Spring 2011.
ReplyDeleteWines of the Year-
ReplyDeleteAlexandria Nicole Cellars 2009 Marsanne
Barrage Cellars 2007 "Trifecta" Merlot
Quilceda Creek 2007 Palengat Red
Wine to Watch-
Alexandria Nicole Cellars 2009 Petite Sirah
Maison Bleu 2008 Alder Ridge Grenache
ReplyDeleteReininger 2006 Carmenere
Abeja 2008 House Red
I can't think of much unreleased, but I was impressed by the Merlot in barrell at Garrison Creek.
ReplyDeleteReininger Carmenere is Awesome
ReplyDelete