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June 2024
Retrospective Wine Review by Owen Bargreen
Recently, Northwest-based wine writer and reviewer, Owen Bargreen, joined Chad & Corey at our Walla Walla winery to taste through a special selection of Dusted Valley wines. What set this lineup apart from the usual review? All the wines were 13-16 years old. Have you had the patience to hold any of your Dusted Valley wines for a decade?
After reading about Owen’s experience, you might be convinced to set some bottles aside in a cool, dark corner for a few extra years. Below, you’ll find a list of the wines he tasted and their scores, but we encourage you to visit OwenBargreen.com to read his full notes on the wines.
- 2008 Dusted Valley Viognier, 92
- 2011 Dusted Valley Stone Tree Vineyard Grenache, 91
- 2010 Dusted Valley Squirrel Tooth Alice, 92
- 2011 Dusted Valley Squirrel Tooth Alice, 92
- 2010 Dusted Valley Wallywood, 92
- 2011 Dusted Valley Wallywood, 92
- 2010 Dusted Valley Stone Tree Vineyard Mourvèdre, 92
- 2011 Dusted Valley Stone Tree Vineyard Mourvèdre, 91
- 2010 Dusted Valley Stained Tooth Syrah, 93
- 2011 Dusted Valley Stained Tooth Syrah, 91
- 2010 Dusted Valley Tall Tales Syrah, 94
- 2010 Dusted Valley Rachis Syrah, 92
- 2010 Dusted Valley Petite Sirah, 93
- 2011 Dusted Valley Petite Sirah, 92
If available, Tech Sheets are linked in the above list.
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Founded in 2006, the Seattle Wine Awards is the largest wine recognition program in the state. Wines are evaluated by a tasting panel featuring locally and nationally respected Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers, wine buyers, wine directors, sommeliers, and journalists. This year, Dusted Valley submitted 3 wines for evaluation and we are pleased to share that all three were awarded medals: