Owner/winemaker Mike Neuffer has fashioned an outstanding wine from a blend of 55% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc. Named after his grandmother, the 2002 Camille reveals a medium to dark ruby color and a mouth-watering nose of cookie dough immersed in sweet red fruits. This medium to full-bodied effort is lush, rich, fruit forward, deep, and crammed with cherries, raspberries, as well as blackberries that linger in its long, suave finish. Anticipated maturity: now-2016.Tel. (509) 525-0608 www.nicholascolecellars.com

This is the wine formerly known as Claret. The new vintage is still young, grapey, looser and more broadly fruity than the sensational ’01. But what's interesting are layers of ripe fruits, tar, mineral, dark chocolate and chalk. The wine just seems to constantly reveal more of itself as it sits in the glass. ——P.G.(4/1/2005)—— 91