Corliss, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley

Even better than the 4th. Cassis, earth, blue currants, wood, floral, spice and minerals. In a perfect place right now.

2010 vintage

Two hour decant. Deep dark magenta color. Korean plum, cassis, chocolate, and subtle pepper and bay leaf. Smooth, dry palate, with dusty acidity. Firm, lower intensity tannins on the longish finish. This was a real eye opener. My first ever Corliss (I think) and it has aged beautifully. Still drinking in prime time. 3daywinereview supplied this at an afternoon wine event at his house on the 4th. MN Wine Junkie and others were in attendance. Super fun afternoon with a …

2010 vintage

4th of July Stellar Wines (My House) : Had this in 2024 at Celebrate Walla Walla and loved it then and even better with a solid decant. A rich wine with cherry, plum, dark chocolate, wood, spice, coffee beans and some pepper. Medium plus finish. Drink now to 2032. 94.5 points

2010 vintage

PnP. Opened over an hour. Still has time. Cork in good shape.

2010 vintage

At JaKs Issaquah to celebrate Katie's L and my LV bdays. Unfortunately for the food, the wine outclassed their 'finest' filets. Though I did expect a smidge more from the juice given the tariff, it was pleasantly enjoyable. Crazy Aside: Vinous has this scored a Tanzer 97 and (5 years later) a Guido 89: Wuut?!?

2016 vintage

Very sophisticated, fine light sediment. Soft and balanced mouth with persistent backbone for pairing with filet mignon. Good for years to come.

2016 vintage

Cherry and plum controlled and rich, cigar box, leather, iron, just-right dusty tannins, full acidity still. Very good but will reach its potential in a few years when the acidity calms down. Can drink now if decanted for a few hours.

2016 vintage

Fantastic wine, PnP into decanter, drank hour later. Well integrated, smooth, lots of life and a nice long finish. Amazing wine for a challenging vintage

2010 vintage

PnP. 10 minutes in the glass and it was fully open. Loads of overripe black fruits, with some red fruits in the background. Faint layer of Eucalyptus mint with some dried underbrush, cassis, cedar and sweet Oak. A teaspoon of heavy sediment at end of bottle. Clearly in final year or two and the wine got a touch thinner after 90 minutes. Drink up and enjoy what is left of the best vintages from this producer.

2005 vintage

Opaque cherry red color. Lovely aroma of dark raspberry. Intense, sweet and lush on the palate. Cherries, tobacco, licorice, blackberries. Gorgeous. Beautifully resolved tannins, lovely acidity, wonderful balance. Finishes long and sweet with blackberries and tobacco notes. Lovely cabernet and at peak. Should hold here for a few years. Drink next 5 years to catch the peak. Double-decanted just before service but, based on several prior bottles, I'm not sure it needed it.

2016 vintage

Quick double decant back into bottle. Very little sediment. Unsealed a few hours later, and it need some more air time in the glass before fully coming around. Blackberries, black cherries - very ripe and lush. Touch of Eucalyptus and after some more air, more red fruits, and mocha. Smooth but tannins still long, thick and pliable. 20 second finish. Very well balance.

2005 vintage

Celebrate Walla Walla Vintage Pour (Walla Walla Vitners) : Top five winner at the tasting. Blueberries, coffee beans, baking chocolate, spices, earth, minerals and cherry. Complex offering and nice acidity. Medium plus finish.

2010 vintage

Lots of structure in this…hunk. Big, lively flavors of dark berries, leather, ferrous minerals and tea leaves. Firm tannins are still present, carrying into the really long finish. First of three. Lots of life and evolution left.

2016 vintage

Drinking beautiful right now. Very nice cab notes from Walla Walla. Delicious.

2016 vintage

Echo others on this wine. It’s big, well structured, and remarkably high-toned given the depth of ripe fruit. The length is quite long; over 45 seconds, with black currant and sassafras/licorice notes predominating. The tannins are well integrated but some more time in the bottle will round them out, adding even greater pleasure to this hedonistic Washington Cab. I will wait another two years before pulling the cork on my next bottle. A beautiful wine.

2016 vintage

Dark red color, 1cm transitional edge. Decanted half the bottle, and left half in bottle. Drank a couple glasses over 3 hours. Nice nose with black and blue fruits, boysenberry, cassis, subtle menthol, spice and pepper, fine pipe tobacco. The palate shows black cherry, cassis, tobacco, huckleberry, wood spice, moderate tannins and a big peppery burst as this sits. I preferred this fresh out of the bottle. There's more life here, but it is past its zenith.

2005 vintage

A deep dark cab with lots of flavor. Baked berry pie and jammy notes are strongest. Great sipping wine. Loved this one, looking forward to more of this!

2016 vintage

About five years since my last bottle, and it has opened up a bit, but is still quite youthful. Good dark color. Nose of dark fruits. Long finish. Should probably wait another five before opening my last bottle, but not sure I will make it that long.

2010 vintage

This is not a wine for flavor sissies. It is big, it is bold and it is not going to be ignored. It starts with a floral nose, unexpected since the flavors are not any where that subtle. The taste is very big , full purple fruit, medium tannins, leather with a long full dry finish. 56 th anniversary and the wine certainly does not disappoint.

2016 vintage

PnP. Drank over 2 hours. Held up over that time and was beautiful until the end. Cork in great shape.

2010 vintage

Dark and lovely purple-red with slight fading at the rim. Plums and herbs on the nose. Plush on the palate, but evident structure. Plums, blackberries, cedar, bit of tobacco. Smooth on the mid-palate with chocolate notes. Soft but structured tannins. Gorgeous acidity and balance. Finishes long and subtle with dark fruits and licorice. Beautiful Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink next 6 to 8 years.

2016 vintage

PnP and drank over several hours (after straining out all the soft cork pieces - an ah-so was not even able to hold the cork together). Same notes as over a year ago: Overripe blackberry and black cherry fruits that gave way to slightly tangy red fruits that really showed at mid palate and finish despite only 6% Cab Franc, and which made this a much more interesting wine than it would have otherwise been. Smooth with 30 second finish. …

2005 vintage

Fabulous nose to start: blackberry leaves, brown sugar and a whiff of menthol. In the mouth, the berries explode, nicely in balance with acids and ultra smooth, but slightly drying tannins. It’s not rich, rather invigorating. The finish is salvia inducing, seemingly forever. Fresh enough after 13 years to indicate plenty of life left. Unfortunately, this is our last.

2010 vintage

consistently great

2010 vintage

Dark, brooding red color. Black cherries on the nose. Rich, intense and polished on the palate. Black cherries, blueberry, plums, saddle leather, tobacco. Chocolate notes on the mid-palate. Sweet tannins, lively acidity, great balance. Finishes long and gradual. Great Cab. Should drink well for another 8 to 9 years.

2016 vintage

Dark cherry red edge to edge. Aromas of dark cherry and chocolate. Lush, but firmly detailed on the palate, black cherries, tobacco, blackberries, a lovely smoky note. An anise note comes in on the mid-palate. Fine tannins, beautiful acidity, great balance. Finishes long with red fruits. Classic Cab. I'll drink these over the next 5-years but it will probably last longer.

2016 vintage

Still going strong, with a fair bit of fat, well enough integrated.

2010 vintage

2.5 hour slow ox. Wonderful 5 Noble grape blend. Overripe blackberry and black cherry fruits gave way to slightly tangy red fruits that really showed at mid palate and finish despite only 6% Cab Franc, and which made this a much more interesting wine than it would have otherwise been. Smooth with 30 second finish.

2005 vintage

Opaque red. Red fruits on the fragrant nose. Smooth on the palate, anise, black cherries, blackberry, cedar. Lusher on the mid-palate with bright berry notes. Firm, polished tannins, bright acidity, great balance. Finishes long, long with dark fruits and anise. Beautiful cabernet with a long life ahead of it as well as additional development. Drink next 10 years+. Unlike my last two bottles I felt this might have benefitted from a short decant.

2016 vintage

Structurally this wine was acceptable, but much too young. I was anxious to try it and regret my decision. Overall, just much too young. It has hints of the powerhouse that it will become, but it needs another 5 years at a minimum for the subtleties to iron out and the tannins to soften.

2016 vintage

Bright red with slight fading at the rim. Blackberry, currant, cedar box on the nose. Lush fruit (not flabby or soft) on the palate. Blackberry, cherry, tobacco, chocolate. No noticeable oak. Sweet red fruits on the mid-palate. bright acidity, fine tannins, great balance. Finishes very long with dark fruits. Classic cab. Not overly extracted or oak influenced. Drinks great now with just a bit of air and should continue to drink well for 8 to 10 more years.

2016 vintage

Decanted >2 hours. Beautiful notes of dark red fruit, pepper & spice on the nose. Although still a bit young, in the mouth the juice is deep & dark, velvety smooth with medium tannins. A wonderful Cab that will continue to grow & mature with time.

2016 vintage

No formal tasting notes, but for me was somewhere between Caymus Special Selection (dusty, creamy, chocolate, lush dark fruits) and Opus One (peppery) in terms of style. Really, really liked the wine especially at a "value" price of $95 versus Napa cabs with a much higher price tag. Next time I'll have a steak and give it a few hours before drinking, but it was pretty approachable without.

2016 vintage

What a great bottle of wine. Opaque purple-red color. The almost creamy nose shows blackberry and cherry. Beautifully textured fruit on the palate, black cherries, tobacco, blackberry, anise. Fine, firm tannins, great acidity, fabulous balance. Semi-sweet chocolate on the mid-palate. Finishes long and subtle and dark fruited. An elegant, lovely, bright example of Cabernet Sauvignon. No need to wait on this wine and it should be outstanding for another 10 years.

2016 vintage

Opened two bottles and both corks disintegrated during the process despite great care. Each needed to be decanted anyway to filter the sediment. These really need to warm up and get some air as they improve vastly over a couple hours. As previously noted by others, the nose is muted but the palate is wonderful.

2005 vintage

Overall nice wine but this lacks personality in my opinion, kind of one dimensional where you expect more but it never really delivers. have 3 more bottles and hoping more time will evolve this.

2010 vintage

Dark fruits, tobacco, mushrooms, tannins still very evident, and a medium finish.

2010 vintage

Cedar, blue berries, black berries, caramel. Nicely balanced, soft tannis, good acid and a long sweet smooth finish. In my humble opinion all the Corliss wines are a great value for their price.

2010 vintage

Opened tight, but after time it opened up and was wonderful. A great wine!

2010 vintage

The cork broke upon extraction and decanted the wine using a vinturi. We then let it sit for two hours and slowling drank it over the next theee. The nose was kind of non-descript with a muted aroma of plums and coffee. The palate on the other hand was an assortment of tastes. Plum and chocolate dominated while there were hints of coffee, sage and oak. The finish was lingering. It was a really enjoyable wine served with pan seared …

2005 vintage

Huge jammy almost candied blackberries on nose upon first opening. This wine took a couple hours, but it softened and allowed some more nuanced element to eventually come through. Hints of Eucalyptus mint, vanilla toasted Oak, and some sage. 30+ second finish.

2005 vintage

Really liked this wine. Still young, but starting to develop some secondary aromas. Dark and rich, but not over extracted or overdone. One of the better Washington cabs I have had.

2010 vintage

This bottle was decanted. the cork crumbled upon opening and there was significant sediment in the bottle. But, the wine was very good. Its drinking nicely now but there appears to be life left, but watch out for the corks.

2005 vintage

Dark fruits, tobacco, mushrooms, tannins still very evident, and a medium finish. Fruit is muted.

2010 vintage

Decanted for 1.5 hours. Dark fruits, tobacco, mushrooms, minimal tannins, and a medium finish. Fruit is muted.

2010 vintage

Upon opening wine was very tight and closed off. Within about an hour it started to open and the fruit and spice notes became more fully developed. Hard to say how much longer it has as by day 2 it had faded. I would think about drinking it within the next couple years.

2010 vintage

fabulous wine, with life left to it. Took to restaurant, so decanted only about an hour, well integrated, smooth, coats mouth, stood up to El Gaucho lamb and steak. Drink now or next 5 or so years!

2005 vintage

We had this with grilled Ribeyes on 9/1/17. The cork crumbled when I attempted to pull it, but the wine had no issues. It had a ripe, elegant, slightly reticent bouquet of black currant, blackberry, mocha, cocoa, toast and spice aromas. The palate was focused and elegant with no hard edges…flavors of black currant, blackberry, mocha, cocoa, toast, minerals and spice. The fruit had faded a little.

2005 vintage

Decanted 2 hours and back into bottle for a few more. Just starting to come out near the end or the night. Tight and tannic with tart cherry, mint, raspberry, and chalky cassis. Modern but not an extracted style. Needs 5 more years.

2010 vintage

I shared this with friends during a grilled beef tenderloin dinner on 6/25/16. It had an expressive, fragrant bouquet of cassis, blackberry, mocha, cocoa, and spice aromas. The palate was elegant and tasty with flavors of black cherry, black currant, mocha and spice.

2005 vintage

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