The 2016 Arianses Vineyard checks in as a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 14% Petit Verdot, and 11% Cabernet Franc. This medium ruby/purple-hued effort offers lots of smoked black currants and tobacco notes as well as a touch of chocolatey oak, medium to full body, a rounded, nicely textured style, and outstanding length. It's another solid, thoroughly enjoyable red from this estate. – Jeb Dunnuck

All Cabernet from a site in the Yakima Valley, aged mostly in neutral barrels, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Dineen Vineyard is a classic, well-made Cabernet that has plenty of spiced red and black fruits, some tobacco and spicy oak, medium body, a rounded, nicely textured mouthfeel, and a great finish. It's a classic, impeccably put together Cabernet that will drink well for 10-12 years or more. Drink 2020-2032. – Jeb Dunnuck

Lastly, the 2016 Ciel Du Cheval Vineyard comes from a great vineyard on Red Mountain and is 50% Cabernet, 33% Cabernet Franc, and 17% Merlot. Cassis, candied violets, lead pencils, and hints of orange zest all emerge from the glass, and it's more medium-bodied, with a great mid-palate, ample concentration, and that classic sense of minerality that I almost always find from Red Mountain fruit. As with the other wines here, it's beautifully balanced and will evolve gracefully for 15 years. Drink 2020-2035. – Jeb Dunnuck

Beginning with high-toned, dark red fruit aromas, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Heart of the Hill offers elements of black raspberry compote, dark cherry skin and dusty purple flowers before nuances of bitter dark chocolate, dried herbs and pencil shavings float out of the glass. Medium to full-bodied, the palate first displays tight tannins followed by flavors of crème de cassis, dusty blackberries and dried currants that pop across the mid-palate. The wine evolves and somersaults to a long-lingering finish and remains persistent with flavors of just-ripe black cherry and plum skin. The wine rested for just under two years before being bottled and then was left in bottle for an additional 10 months prior to release. Only 900 bottles were made. It’s a magnificent wine that begs me back for a second sip. Give it a try. - Anthony Mueller

Almost opaque at its center and with a magenta rim, the 2016 Malbec Heart of the Hill Vineyard is lush, vibrant and generously layered with aromas of blackberry skin, spiced dark cherry compote and roasted plums on the nose, with elements of resinous purple flowers, cinnamon and baking spices and dust-covered violets. Full-bodied and generously layered, the palate offers a compact fruit frame that evolves into layers of fresh red and black fruit tones and buttressing tannins that will remain food-friendly, perfect for fire-grilled chops. The wine continues to evolve with persistence for more than a minute on the delicious and delightful finish. This delicious Malbec is punching above its weight class. Only 600 bottles were made.- Anthony Mueller

A gorgeously aromatic wine in the glass, the 2016 Merlot Ciel du Cheval Vineyard displays lush, ripe aromas of spiced plum, dusty blackberry and resinous purple flowers. Medium to full-bodied, the Merlot shows impeccable balance with a frame of energetic acidity and delightful succulent tannins. Flavors of graphite and bitter dark chocolate linger on the elongated finish. This will continue to be food-friendly well past its 10th birthday. Only 600 were bottles made. It’s delicious. - Anthony Mueller

Starting with a deep ruby core and medium magenta rim, the 2016 Mourvèdre Heart of the Hill displays enticing and succulent dark red fruit tones of spiced black cherry, red and black peppercorn, dusty dried herbs and elements of cinnamon-spiced licorice. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is initially subdued before revealing complex layers of dusty potpourri, redcurrants and black plum. Concluding with a long, lingering finish, the persistent, dark red-fruited expression subsides to reveal elevated alcohol across the aftertaste. Only 600 bottles were made. - Anthony Mueller

Double Gold Medal at 2020 Washington Wine Awards - Seattle Wine Awards

Beginning with a ripe, juicy nose of fresh blackberries, blackcurrant and crème de cassis, the 2016 Syrah Ciel du Cheval offers a subtle, dusty floral frame with lifted aromatics before elements of black peppercorn and dried herbs flutter from the glass. Medium to full-bodied, the wine displays finesse, precision and focus with a balanced structure and buttressing tannins before delightful, energetic acidity expresses across the mid-palate. The wine concludes with a long, lingering and evolving finish that will continue to please for years to come. Only 900 bottles were made after the wine rested for 22 months in barrels.- Anthony Mueller

Gold Medal at 2020 Washington Wine Awards - Seattle Wine Awards 

Bright ruby-red. Deep, somewhat high-toned aromas of dark berries, black olive tapenade, menthol, dark chocolate and mocha. Fat, plush and broad, displaying slightly medicinal but fine-grained flavors of blackberry, black cherry, licorice, black olive, menthol and violet. This wine delivers more breadth and palate presence than most of Nota Bene's 2016s from Bordeaux varieties, not to mention length on the aftertaste. There's nothing over the top about this Syrah, which has a moderate pH of 3.61 (vs. 3.88 for the 2015 release!) and good density of material. Firm, dusty tannins should support several years of development in bottle. In addition to giving this wine 22 months in barrels, 20% of them once-used, winemaker Tim Narby gave this wine an additional oak infusion by adding one-inch round toasted oak balls from Canton Cooperage to the barrels. (15.1% alcohol)-- Stephen Tanzer - Drinking Window 2020 - 2025