I don't often rate or review individual wines but this one merited one due to it's very interesting nose dominated by "Play-doh". I've smelled V8, Band-aids, mouth wash, coke syrup, wet dog, diesel fuel, poop and heaven knows what else on the nose of wines in the past but this was a first. Over all the wine was fairly well balanced, had nice black fruit up front with a tapering mid palate and decent finish of red currant and licorice. It may have been a little soft on acid to pair well with most foods but some nice tannins were present and were smoothly integrated. For the Play-doh nose alone, this wine is worth a try, interesting and enjoyable for an affordable W2 wine. The more I drink Washington wines the more I appreciate the New/Old World balance they bring to the glass. There aren't many spectacular under $25.00 Washington bargains to be had due to the limited amount of fruit available and competition for it but I would put a lot of $40.00 Walla Walla reds up against the same from Napa (I'm a Napa fan) and they will shine. Try more Washington reds and drink outside the box. Happy New Year.
