Northstar, Stella Maris, Columbia Valley

Northstar · Washington › Columbia Valley › United States of America

Red · Red Bordeaux Blend
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LWIN 1575804
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86 /100
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21
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92
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Taster #3634 · Nov 8, 2012
82/100
A decent wine for everyday drinking. Light to medium bodied, still some red fruit on the palate, but I'm thinking it should have been opened earlier to get the most out of it. Moderate finish, so all-in-all a pleasant wine to drink.
2005 vintage
Taster #7721 · Jan 8, 2012
91/100
Medium bodied, vanilla, cherry, raspberry plus leather. Smooth soft finish.
2005 vintage
Taster #8502 · Apr 24, 2011
92/100
This is the sweet spot for this wine. It's drinking really good. Fairly decadent with loads of vanilla and spice wrapped around dark fruits and figs. Quite oaky, if you aren't into that you may not like it.
2005 vintage
Taster #6977 · Apr 9, 2011
88/100
Hefty merlot dark cherry with smooth tannins
2005 vintage
Taster #9528 · Apr 2, 2011
91/100
Definitely time to drink, stilll fruit left and other flavors emerging.
2005 vintage
Taster #7266 · Feb 25, 2011
80/100
Very plain and over oaked meritage. If you own, drink now or use for cooking.
2005 vintage
Taster #3046 · Feb 19, 2011
89/100
Interesting, rich flavors. Spicy flavors: cinnamon, cardomom.
2005 vintage
Taster #3681 · Jan 29, 2011
90/100
Very nice, nice fruits, nice finish. Great bang for the buck...wish I had bought more. $15 whatta deal!
2005 vintage
Taster #1116 · Jan 18, 2011
79/100
Dark fruits and tons of caramel/vanilla on the nose. Lots of oak at play with the vanilla and pepper dominating from the middle through the finish. Starts with some fruit, but the wood quickly takes over. EDIT: After thinking about this some more, I've lowered my score to 79. The notes should read: The nose starts of with oak, along with hints of oak and perhaps just a touch of oak. On the palate, I get oak up front with …
2005 vintage
Taster #5693 · Nov 21, 2010
90/100
Drank at cargo portside grill in brunswick. Spicy overtones, good balance
2005 vintage
Taster #5369 · Jul 10, 2010
87/100
Strong sweet, vanilla oak on the nose. Lush, sweet red and dark fruit on the palate. Hedonistic New World wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #5261 · Mar 12, 2010
87/100
Merlot driven, new world fruit dominated. Smooth mouthfeel, very easy drinking (would please a crowd). Food friendly. Drank with Micah Gordon at 112 eatery in Minneapolis.
2005 vintage
Taster #6463 · Oct 7, 2009
87/100
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (MUSE) : I don't remember really having a WOW experience with this wine in previous vints, and while this doesn't disappoint, the oak influence is overkill for my palate. Toast, vanilla, and raw oak on nose. Intertwined with mocha, and cedar. Spicy approach with cassis, more toast, lots of vanilla extract. Tannins are there, but in check. Would probably appeal to most.
2005 vintage
Taster #6443 · Aug 26, 2008
80/100
tart raspberries, light, pretty good, not quite worth the price
2005 vintage
Taster #1398 · Apr 24, 2007
86/100
Bottle needed to be consumed. Again, CellarTracker drink by information was correct. Wine was very good when first opened but turned to tasting like mature fruit pretty quickly.
2000 vintage
Taster #4385 · Nov 6, 2006
86/100
This was a disappointment. Had it with pot roast. Iit had mild fruit flavors with a medium finish. I thought the 2001 was much better.
2000 vintage
Taster #4335 · Mar 24, 2006
91/100
This bottle drank the best of the two I've had so far. Full palate of red and dark red flavors, with enough concentration to make it memorable. 78% merlot and 22% cab.
2000 vintage
Taster #4335 · Feb 4, 2006
85/100
Pleasant medium weight with soft dark red fruit and low acid.
2000 vintage
Taster #4646 · Apr 16, 2004
81/100
STG. I hated this wine when I tried it on release. I actually like it a bit better now, but it is still not a really good wine. The nose shows the Walla Walla trademark of green pepper. The palate offers limited complexity with a tannic finish.
2000 vintage
Taster #3961 · Apr 16, 2004
89/100
WA wine dinner at Kaspars: This red blend is the second wine of northstar. Tonight it showed much better than it's big brother. Vanilla and toast, with a touch of mocha, this showed decent balance and a decent length finish. Pleasant wine, albeit perhaps overachieving compared to the poor showing of the northstar.
2000 vintage
Taster #5317 · Apr 16, 2004
84/100
Seattle Tasting Group Washington Wine Offline at Kaspar's (Seattle, WA, USA) : The nose is extremely reticent with a bare hint of cassis and roasted plum. The palate is chocolately and shows more cassis. The wine is nicely balanced overall, not huge but quite approachable albeit somewhat simple.
2000 vintage