The 2009 blend includes 22% Merlot but eliminates Syrah. Tart fruit flavors of raspberry and pie cherry are dressed up in sweet baking spices. Simple, but tasty.——P.G.(4/1/2012)—— 88

The blend includes 18% Merlot and 7% Syrah—a uniquely Washington take on Cabernet Sauvignon. But it works well. The Syrah in particular adds tangy berry flavors to the middle, a fruit-laden buffet whose soft tannins ease into a tart and tasty finish.——P.G.(7/1/2011)—— 88

This is clean, straight-ahead, and disarmingly simple. The fruit is pretty rather than powerful, and it’s lightly dusted with cocoa and toast, making a very agreeable, but not very impactful, Cabernet. ——P.G.(11/15/2004)—— 86