DeLille Cellars, D2, Columbia Valley

November 26, 2025. Drank from Bin East 21, consumed in Portland. $34.00. In cellar since August 2021. Hint of chalk and oak on nose. Deep dark purple. Dry chalk presentation medium body light soft finish with hint of chocolate oak. Minuscule fruit now, but nice mature wine. Me 6.5/10. Unchanged 24 hours later.

2018 vintage

June 1, 2025. Dinner Aline and Wally. In cellar since August 2021. $54. From bin ?east 21. Dry nose little cherry. Deep dark purple. Medium body light oak and touch of cherry. Mature wine.

2018 vintage

very nice flavors, becoming fully developed. Dark fruits, nicely ripe with rich flavors.

2018 vintage

Nose: blackberry, black cherry, plum, cinnamon, tobacco Very nice, silky mouthfeel with subtle tannins. Has aged nicely in the past year

2018 vintage

Delicious. Deep ruby nearly opaque in the glass, aromas of dark fruit leap from the glass, palate is dry tannins integrated, ripe black plum, black currant, black berry, pencil shavings, leather, cedar, tomato leaf greenness, hint of anise, baking spice, vanilla, high acidity, full body, long lingering finish.

2018 vintage

New world meets old world (right bank). Ripe black fruit, pencil, clove and olive. Well integrated tannins you barely notice- but they are giving a strong backbone too. Complex and well rounded.

2018 vintage

Better than the bottle I drank 3 years ago however age did not impart enough of the benefits that one would have hoped.

2018 vintage

Deep ruby almost purple color. Decanted 30 min. Nose is a bit smoky, herbs, and wood notes. Taste has nice structure with tannins and acid present and in balance. Plum, blue fruits , and the tannins on the finish. Drinking nicely now but still seems to have lots of time left

2018 vintage

dark cherry, dark raspberry, acid, sl drying, mushroom aroma, plum fl

2018 vintage

This was in a really nice place last night with dinner at MC. Black fruits, leather with soft tannins and a medium+ finish.

2018 vintage

poured through vinturi, not ready - left in bottle corked and gassed in wine cellar- opened again 6 dys later - finally ready., Keep these at least two more years.

2018 vintage

Dark berries in nose: blackberries, tobacco, cinnamon, clove Smooth mouthfeel, citrus. Minimal tannins Got a little lost with sirloin but nice Merlot forward Bordeaux blend

2018 vintage

Blueberry on the nose. Definitely improves on decant and 1 hour plus. It evolves from a fruit bomb to a well balanced mouthfeel. Hints of spice, forest floor. Low acidity but enough to give you that tang mid palate. I've enjoyed the D3 in the past, supposedly the same wine as D2 but sold to the restaurants on the west coast. By comparison, and perhaps due to vintage, I found the D2 less complex. Good wine, don't get me wrong, …

2018 vintage

Another good outing for the D2. Always one of my favorites from Delille. Sweet spicy cherry fruit. Medium tannins provide balance. Medium plus finish.

2018 vintage

Well structured showing an inviting nose of blackberry, leather, bell pepper and cured meat. Medium to full bodied, medium acidity and well integrated fined grained tannins. Extremely long flavory finish. Can be enjoyed by itself or with beef, veal and pasta with tomato based sauce. Lengthy finish that make you dream of another sip. NI:4, FI:23, FC:8, B:4, L:5

2018 vintage

Very rich and nuanced.

2018 vintage

June 20, 2023. Drank from Bin East 31 with Geers at Seabrook. In cellar since August 2021. $34.00. Mild blackberry and cherry acid oak nose. Dark purple. Full acid body chalk blackberry and cherry middle long dry finish. 8/10.

2018 vintage

Dark violet, hints of vanilla at first, then boysenberry and cassis. Medium-bodied, silky, backbone of acidity, and simply scrumptious. We had this with a grilled lamb loin chop. The folks at Delille know their way around Bordeaux blends (the Chaleur Blanc is one of our house favorites—but then so is this!)

2018 vintage

Very nice. First bottle from cellar, likely just starting to open up and show its stuff. A high quality wine, tasting very much like Merlot on the palate but with some added heft and structure from the Cab (28%) blended in. Bold but refined mouthfeel leaves you expecting good things to come. All around solid wine. We have a long history with Delille and D2, will continue to improve for several years. Try again in 2025.

2018 vintage

Excellent blend from Washington State. Blackberry, black cherry, vanilla, grape bubblegum, and some oak. Medium+ acidity and soft tannins. The merlot certainly softness this wine which is nice. Great producer and tasty wine.

2018 vintage

Flavors of earth and coffee, with dark fruit peeking through. Mild tannins.

2018 vintage

Wow, a big uptick from our last bottle! Must be air time, I gave this one two hours in decanter and it showed. A big and brawny red blend, great fun.

2018 vintage

This bottle clearly needs more time - really tight at first, hard tannins with dense black and blue fruit. Over time it improved a lot and started showing more fruit. Built for the long haul for sure. Serious bottle for $25ish.

2018 vintage

Very nice…best bottle at Christmas vacation at Whistler

2018 vintage

Consistent with a few years back. Developed secondary traits but over-oaked.

2006 vintage

Rich, intense nose of licorice, cedar, cherry, blackberry bramble, cassis, red currant, and mint. Moving to the palate - spicy! Very peppery, with vanilla and black cherry too. Striking and intense -- this could easily take a few years to mellow; if you drink it now, give it a 30+ min decant. 14.5% alc and a bit hot. "Good but a little harsh, said Max. We'd buy another, but we'd age it 3 years or more longer than we aged …

2018 vintage

Elegant, light, great mouth feel and integrated fruit, acids and tannins. Dominant recognizable flavors and leather and tobacco. Fruit is there but not recognizable for me. The wine is definitely at the edge of its life, but still fantastic. Even vacuvinning the bottle as we progressed, the last couple of glasses began to have an acid bite.

2006 vintage

Badly corked. Undrinkable

2006 vintage

It smells like red currant. The wine finishes medium. It tastes like black currant (cassis). The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. The wine has round texture.

2006 vintage

In a strange phase. Seems to be developing secondary characteristics but the oak is too overpowering and takes away from any enjoyable flavors. I have one more bottle to wait and see if this can get better. A pass at the moment.

2006 vintage

Medium garnet, clear meniscus. Fruit rouge on the nose with a hint of menthol and alcohol. Primary flavors in the mouth, solid fruit and a back end of brambly tannins. Agree, no hurry.

2006 vintage

This is a big wine. Lots of vanilla and ripe fruit. Blind I would have called this a big CA fruit bomb. Not bad as a sipping wine in place of a cocktail.

2006 vintage

Opened last night and wine was spectacular. Nice fruit acids and tannins. Was third bottle of the night and even after decanting it could have used some more breathing time. Easily years let in its life

2006 vintage

Needs time to open up - more than we gave it. Inclined to wait another year or three before opening my last bottle.

2006 vintage

Decanted for an hour prior to drinking, and probably could have given it another 30 minutes. It did open beautifully. Huckleberry, vanilla and smooth chocolate finish, plus light cinnamon on the nose give this vintage a pleasant richness that pairs well with lamb, steak and Italian cuisine.

2006 vintage

Wonderfully balanced throughout a three hour dinner matched perfectly with Brazilian steakhouse barbecue.

2006 vintage

We were QUITE impressed with this vino! Popped the cork and chilled in fridge for 15 min. Then Vinturi into decanter ... started drinking immediately and this wine was spectacular from the first sip! Will warn that did seem to fade around hour two so probably don't want to hang on to this for more than a year or two...

2006 vintage

Well integrated oak and tannins made for a nice wine with pork chop dinner tonight. Fruit was still young and was well integrated with the oak. Decent wine and has quite a long life ahead of it. Would buy again.

2006 vintage

Fan favorite of the vertical tasting party. Amazing bright color, decadent lush flavor, smooth, balanced, mellow but hardly tired

2006 vintage

No detailed notes tonight. Rich full wine that seems better integrated and ready to drink than the last time I opened one. No hurry and I'm sure it will go years further. Would buy again.

2006 vintage

Drinking well right now. Cherry and plum fruit flavors, medium bodied and smooth finish.

2006 vintage

Drinking very nice right now.

2006 vintage

Drinking beautifully now

2006 vintage

Drinking at it's peak. Has layers of flavors that carry on to a long finish. It went great with the Delmonico steak and Cesar.

2006 vintage

served with rack of lamb. Nose: vanilla, cherries, still youthful. Palate: full, youthful, oak almost integrated but still evident, full on fruit and a decent finish. would buy again.

2006 vintage

Delicious & well balanced. Drink now!

2006 vintage

Nice blend but not a "remarkable" D2.

2006 vintage

consistent with prior bottles.

2006 vintage

Very nice wine. Popped and poured. Yum!

2006 vintage

Balanced, integrated, well done, smooth long finish

2006 vintage

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DeLille Cellars, D2, Columbia Valley

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